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DD-578 Wickes
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fletcher 1942/04/15
Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd., Orange, Tex.
1942/09/13 1943/06/16 1973
target
Namesake: Lambert Wickes
TTD differences from class:Ms 32 from 44/10
Camouflage: 42: Ms 22, 43: Ms 21 /  Ms 32/14d


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/11/15       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
43/11/15 43/11/22     escort (+ Bell) Cabot from Panama to San Diego   66 
43/11/22 43/11/27     sail from San Diego to P.H.   66 
43/11/27 43/12/10     P.H.  
43/12/10 43/12/17?     sail from P.H. to Adak   66 
43/12/17? 44/08/07   94/DesRon49 Aleutians   66 
44/03/01 44/03/05   94.6/DesRon49 shell Kuriles   66 
44/03/04     94.6/DesRon49 damaged by heavy weather in Kuriles   85 
44/05/26     94/DesRon49 shell Paramushiru and Matsuwa   66 
44/06/13     94/DesRon49 shell Macuwa   66 
44/06/24 44/06/28   94/DesRon49 shell Paramushiro   66 
44/08/07 44/08/16   DesRon49 sai from Adak to San Francisco   66 
44/08/16 44/10??     MINY - overhaul - Ms 32   66 
44/09/0? 44/09/15     P.H. - training   66 
44/09/15 44/10/03 Stale2 33.2    
44/10/03 44/10/14     Seeadler Harbor, Manus   66 
44/10/14 44/10/26? King2 79.4     66 
44/10/26? 44/11/01 King2 79.14.9 escort LSTs to Manus   66 
44/11/01 44/11/04     Seeadler Harbor, Manus   66 
44/11/04 44/11/25 King2 79.15 reinforce Leyte   66 
44/11/28 44/12/01     escort TransDiv38 from Manus to Finschafen (11/29) > Cape Torokina   66 
44/12/01 44/12/15     Empress Augusta Bay, Bougainville   66 
44/12/16 44/12/21   DesRon49 sail from Cape Torokina to Huon Gulf, New Guinea > Manus   66 
44/12/21 44/12/27     Manus - replenish   66 
44/12/27 45/01/26 Mike1 79.11.3    
45/01/10   Mike1 79.11.3 damaged by aircraft 60nm WSW of Cape Bolinao (16-04N, 118-55E)   85 
45/01/26 45/01/30 Mike7 78.3 San Antonio / San Felipe   66 
45/02/2? 45/03/02     San Pedro Bay, Leyte - tender availability   66 
45/03/02 45/03/05?     escort (+Luce, Charles J. Badger) Portland, Minneapolis to Ulithi   66 
45/03/07 45/03/10     sail form Ulithi to Leyte   66 
45/03/10 45/03/19     Leyte - Iceberg rehersals   66 
45/03/19 45/03/26 Iceber 51.7     66 
45/03/26 45/05/04 Iceber   Okinawa - RP duty   66 
45/04/22   Iceber   Okinawa/RP14   66 
45/05/04 45/05/15 Iceber   Okinawa   66 
45/05/15 45/05/21     escort convoy from Okinawa to Ulithi   66 
45/05/21 45/06/0?     Ulithi - tender availability (AD-16 Prairie)   66 
45/06/07 45/06/13     escort convoy from Ulithi to Okinawa   66 
45/06/13 45/06/23 Iceber   Okinawa - RP duty   66 
45/06/23 45/06/29     escort convoy from Okinawa to Saipan   66 
45/06/29 45/07/07     sail from Okinawa to P.H.   66 
45/07/14 45/08/31     MINY - overhaul   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1972/11/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 5 Battle Stars
Notice: sunk in ordnance tests