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DD-576 Murray
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fletcher 1942/03/16
Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd., Orange, Tex.
1942/08/16 1943/04/20 1966/
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Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42: Ms 22, 43: Ms 21 , 44: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/09       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
43/09/2?     DesRon25 P.H.  
43/09/29 43/10/11   14/DesRon25/DesDiv49 raid Wake   66  100 
43/11/0? 43/11/14 Shoe2 50.3/DesDiv49 strike Rabaul   66  104 
43/11/06 43/11/07     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/09 43/11/09     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/2? 44/01 Galvan 53.1.4/DesRon25/DesDiv49     25  100 
44/01/31 44/02/07 Flint 52.8.3    
44/03/15 44/03/2?   36.2/DesRon25/DesDiv49 land Emirau   66  100 
44/04/1? 44/05 Reckle 77.3 land Aitape   66 
44/06 44/08/2? Forage 53.1/DesRon25/DesDiv49     66  100  81
44/08/31 44/09/01   76.7 shell Kairiru Is., Wewak area   66 
44/09/0? 44/09/2? Trade 77/DesRon25/DesDiv49 land Morotai   66  100 
44/10/1? 44/10/2? King2 78.1/DesRon25/DesDiv49     66  100 
44/11 45/01     MINY - overhaul   66 
45/01/29 45/02/07   12.2/DesRon25/DesDiv49 sail from P.H. to Ulithi   81 
45/02/10 45/03/04 Detach 58.1.3/DesRon25/DesDiv49     66  100 
45/02/25   Detach 58.1.3/DesRon25/DesDiv49 sinking/share(Hazelwood) guardboat Seiun M. #5 off Tori Jima (31-00N, 141-00E)   85  85 
45/02/25   Detach 58.1.3/DesRon25/DesDiv49 sinking/share(Hazelwood) guardboats Fuji M. #1, Koki M. (31-06N, 141-00E) 235 nm SSE of Nojima-zaki,   85  85 
45/03/14 45/03/31 Iceber 58.1/DesRon25/DesDiv49    
45/03/26   Iceber 58.1/DesRon25/DesDiv49 damage(aerial torpedo) off Okinawa (26-20N, 129-46E)   66 
45/03/31 45/04/02?     sail from Okinawa to Ulithi   66 
45/04 45/06     west coast - repairs   66 
45/07/02 45/07/03     examine japanese hospital ship Takasago Maru off Wake   66 
45/07/1? 45/09   38.1/DesRon25/DesDiv49 raid Home Is   66  104 
45/08/27     38 accepted I-14 surrender off Honshu   66 
45/09/02       Tokio Bay - surrender ceremony   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1951-1962 DDE-576, 1966/06/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 11 Battle Stars
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