DD-568 Wren
United States Navy destroyer
| |||||
Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fletcher | 1943/04/24 Seattle Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle, Wash. | 1944/01/29 | 1944/05/20 | 1975/10/22
scrapp | |
Namesake: Solomon Wren, *1780, +18??; 1804 in expedition to destroy former US frigate Philadelphia captured by pirates | |||||
TTD differences from class: | |||||
Camouflage: 43: Ms 31/23d |
WW II combat actions:
| |||||
From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
44/05/20 | 44/08 |   |   | shakedown off San Diego |   81  |
44/08/2? | 45/04/19 |   | 92/DesRon57 | Kuriles strikes |   66  |
45/04/19 | 45/04/25 |   |   | sail from Adak to P.H. |   66  |
45/04/25 | 45/05/1? |   |   | P.H. |   66  |
45/05/1? | 45/05/17 |   |   | sail from P.H. to Ulithi |   66  |
45/05/17 | 45/05/21 |   |   | sail from Ulithi to Okinawa |   66  |
45/05/21 | 45/06/18 | Iceber |   | Okinawa - ASW and RP duty |   66  |
45/06/18 | 45/06/21 |   |   | sail from Okinawa to Leyte |   66  |
45/06/21 | 45/07/01 |   |   | San Pedro Bay, Leyte |   66  |
45/07/01 | 45/08/26 |   | 38.4/DesRon57/DesDiv113 | raid Home Is. |   66  104  |
45/08/26 | 45/09/02 |   |   | Tokio Bay |   66  |
45/09/02 |   |   |   | Tokio Bay - surrender ceremony |   81  |