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DD-590 Paul Hamilton
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fletcher 1943/01/20
Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, S.C.
1943/07/07 1943/10/25 1968/05/01
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Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42: Ms 21, 43: Ms 32/3d, 44: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/05/1?     DesRon51 joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
44/05/21 44/06/13     P.H.   66 
44/06/13 44/08/12 Forage 50.17     66 
44/08/20 44/10/03 Stale2 30.8     66 
44/10/03 44/11/15 King2 30.8     66 
44/12/07 44/12/11 King2   Leyte Gulf - patrol duty   66 
44/12/11 45/01 Love3 78 land Mindoro   66 
44/12/15     78 damage(kami) off Mindoro (12-19'N., 121-02'E.)  
44/12/27 45/12/30   78.3.15     66 
44/12/30 45/01/21 Mike1 77.4.2/DesRon51     70  105 
45/02/10 45/03/11 Detach 54/DesRon51     66 
45/03/19 45/05/28 Iceber 54.1.2/DesRon51     66 
45/05/28 45/06/17 Iceber 34     66 
45/06/17 45/07/08     sail form Okinawa to Guam > Eniwetok > P.H. > San Diego   66 
45/07/08 45/09     San Diego - overhaul   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1968/05/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 7 Battle Stars
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