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DD-571 Claxton
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fletcher . .
Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd., Orange, Tex.
1942/04/01 1942/12/08 1959/12/15
sold
Namesake: Midshipman Thomas Claxton USN, mortally wounded in the battle of Lake Erie in Sept. 1813
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 41-42: Ms 22, 42: Ms 21, 43-44: Ms 31/16d, 44/05: Ms 32
WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/05/22       joinPac-Panama Canal   81 
43/05/22 43/06/04     escort convoy Panama > Bora Bora, Society Is (with Trenton)   81 
43/06/05 43/06/12     escort convoy Bora Bora, Society Is > Noumea (with Leander)   81 
43/06/12 43/06/27     off Noumea - drill, exercises   81 
43/06/27 43/07/25     cruise Coral Sea - cover action in Solomons   81 
43/07/02 43/07/05 Toena 36.3.9     88 
43/08/01 43/08/05     sail Noumea > Esp. Santo with BBs & CA/Ls   81 
43/08/02 43/08/05   36.2 tactical exercises with TG 36.3 out of Esp. Santo   88 
43/08/05 43/08/07     Esp. Santo   88 
43/08/07 43/08/08     sail Esp. Santo > Purvis Bay, Tulagi   81 
43/08/07 43/08/12     out of Esp. Santo   88 
43/08/08 43/09/08?     operate from Tulagi   81 
43/08/12 43/08/13     Esp. Santo   88 
43/08/13 43/08/17     out of Esp. Santo   88 
43/08/17 43/08/30     Esp. Santo   88 
43/08/23 43/08/24   DesDiv45 sail from Esp. Santo to Fila Is., New Hebrides with DesDiv45   66 
43/08/25 43/08/27   DesDiv45 sail from Fila Is. to Tulagi with DesDiv45   66 
43/09/10 43/09/23     Esp. Santo - tender availability   81 
43/09/2? 43/10/01     Tulagi   88 
43/09/24? 43/10/     operate from Tulagi   81 
43/10/01 43/10/02   39.1 sweep Bougainville Strait   88 
43/10/02 43/10/02     Tulagi   88 
43/10/03 43/10/19     Esp.Santo - repairs (leaky boilers)   81 
43/10/06 43/10/07     Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/07 43/10/10   37/38/39 probably 39 fleet (combined TF 37, TF 38, TF 39) exercises SW of Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/10 43/10/24     Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/20 43/10/20   39.2 exercises out of Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/24 43/10/27   39.3/DesRon23/DesDiv45 land Treasure Is.   88 
43/10/27 43/10/31     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/10/29 43/11/03   39/DesRon23/DesDiv45 xEmpAug   81 
43/11/02       detached to Tulagi for refuel and rearm   88 
43/11/08 43/11/09     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/09 43/11/14?   39.1/DesRon23/DesDiv45 escort TG 31.7 from Tulagi to Empress Augusta Bay and back   88 
43/11/15 43/11/18     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/19 43/11/21     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/25     DesRon23/DesDiv45 xCaStGe-off Cape St George sinking/share Jugiri,Makinami,Onami   81 
44/01/04 44/01/16     tender availability   81 
44/01/16 44/01/26     drill, practise   81 
44/02/04       damage(coastal battery - 2 shells) shelling Bougainville (05-49S, 154-39E) - 15 WIA   81  85 
44/02/06 44/02/1?     Purvis Bay - repairs   81 
44/02/1? 44/02/17     sail Purvis Bay > Noumea   81 
44/02/20 44/03/10     sail Noumea > Mare Island   81 
44/03/10 44/05/29     MINY - repairs, Ms 32   81 
44/06 44/07     off San Francisco - training duties   81 
44/07/30 44/08/02     sail San Francisco > San Pedro, Cal.   81 
44/08/02 44/08/08     escort old BB (prob. Mississippi or West Virginia) San Pedro > P.H.   81 
44/08/12 44/08/24     sail P.H. > Purvis Bay, Tulagi   81 
44/08/24 44/09/11     Purvis Bay area - exercises   81 
44/09/15 44/09/23 Stale2 32.7.3 land Palau   70 
44/09/23   Stale2 31.2 land Ulithi   70 
44/10/25   King2 BattFor/Xray/DF xSuriga  
44/11   King2 77.1    
44/11/01   King2 77.1 disable(kami) 25 nm SE of Dulag, Leyte (10-40N, 125-20E) > sail to San Pedro Bay - 5 KIA, 18 WIA   81 
44/11/09 44/11/15     sail San Pedro Bay > Seeadler Harbor   81 
44/11/15 44/12/24     Seeadler Harbor - rerapirs (AD-18 Sierra, drydock)   81  66 
44/12/30 45/01/02     sail Seeadler Harbor > Leyte   81 
45/01/09 45/01/18 Mike1   escort convoy to Lingayen Gulf > fire support > return back to Leyte   81 
45/01/18 45/01/27     Leyte - drydock - screw repairs   81 
45/01/27 45/01/30     escort landing ships Leyte > Nasugbu Bay, Manila   81 
45/01/30 45/02/09     cover convoys Manila area <> Mindoro   81 
45/02/09 45/02/14     Subic Bay, Luzon Is   81 
45/02/15       cover landing on S tip of Bataan Peninsula   81 
45/02/16   Mike1 DesRon23/DesDiv46 shell Corregidor   81 
45/02/16 45/03/11     Manila area - call fire, escort LST's and sank floating mines   81 
45/03/17       land Panay Is   81 
45/03/26   Vict2 74.3 land Negros Is   66  66 
45/04/03 45/04/13     Leyte - drydock - screw replacement   81 
45/04/17     78? land Pollock Harbor, Mindanao   81 
45/04/20       Zamboanga   81 
45/04/21 45/05/01   78.3? land Davao Bay   81 
45/05/0? 45/05/13     Leyte - tender maintenance   81 
45/05/13 45/05/16 Iceber   sail to join 5th Fleet   81 
45/05/16 45/07/01 Iceber   radar picket ship   81 
45/07/01 45/07/10     Kerama Retto - tender maintenance   81 
45/07/10 45/07/22     patrol & escort duties off Okinawa   81 
45/07/22 45/07/28     Buckner Bay, Okinawa - tender maintenance   81 
45/07/28 45/08/04     sail to sea to avoid typhoon   81 
45/08/04 45/08/10     Buckner Bay, Okinawa - tender maintenance - boiler repairs   81 
45/08/13 45/08/18     sail Okinawa > Guam   81 
45/08/18 45/08/25     Guam   81 
45/08/25 45/08/28     sail Guam > Okinawa   81 
45/08/28 45/09/10     Okinawa   81 
58       sold to Germany > Z4  

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 8 Battle Stars, PUC (for Desron23) share: Jugiri, Makinami, Onami
Notice: 1980īs - sold from Geremany to Greek Navy, 1989 - reported still operational, in reserve