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DD-580 Young
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fletcher 1942/05/07
Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd., Orange, Tex.
1942/10/15 1943/07/31 1970/03/06
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TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42-43: Ms 21, 43: Ms 32/16d, 44: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/11/24       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
43/12/0? 44/01/0?     P.H.   66 
44/01/1? 44/09   94/DesRon49 Aleutians - Kuriles Harrashment   66 
44/03/01 44/03/05   94.6/DesRon49 Kuriles raid   66 
44/03/04     94.6/DesRon49 damaged by heavy weather in Kuriles   85 
44/05/2? 44/06/28   94/DesRon49 Kuriles raids   66 
44/09 44/10/06     San Francisco - overhaul   66 
44/10/06 44/10/2?     sail from san Francisco to Manus   66 
44/11/1? 44/11/18     escort supply convoy from Manus to Leyte   66 
44/11/10       damaged by AE-11 Mount Hood explosion in Seeadler Harbor, Manus   85 
44/12/19 44/12/24 Love3 77/ResEch1     66 
44/12/30   Mike1 78/B3     66 
45/01/26 45/02/0? Mike7 78.3 land Zambales province   66 
45/02/13 45/02/2? Mike1 78.3 land Corregidor and Mariveles Harbor   66 
45/04/10 45/04/2?   78.2 land E Mindanao   66 
45/04/2? 45/05/20?     Philippines - patrol duty   66 
45/05/2? 45/06/12     sail from Philippines to Eniwetok > P.H. > Mare Island   66 
45/06/12 45/07/29     MINY - overhaul   66 
45/08/0? 45/08/1?     sail from Mare Island to P.H.   66 
45/08/1? 45/09     P.H. - plane guard and escort duty for Saratoga   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1968/05/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 5 Battle Stars
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