file created: 12/07/02 01:06:08 , last update: 07/25/02
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DD-591 Twiggs
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fletcher 1943/01/20
Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, S.C.
1943/04/07 1943/11/04 1945/06/16
sunk
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 43: Ms 32/6d, 44: Ms 32/6d


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/05/1?     DesRon51 joinPac - Panama Canal escorting Franklin   66 
44/05/21 44/05/22     San Diego   88 
44/05/23 44/05/24     exercises out of San Diego   88 
44/06/01 44/06/06   19.7 sail from San Diego to P.H.   88 
44/06/06 44/06/09     P.H.   66 
44/06/1? 44/07     escort convoys P.H. <> Eniwetok   66 
44/06/16 44/06/23   12.1 sail from P.H. to Eniwetok   88 
44/07 44/08/1?     Eniwetok - exercises, escort and RP duty   66 
44/08/11     arrived Eniwetok     88 
44/08/16 44/09/15     P.H.   66 
44/09/15 44/10/25 King2 79.4     66 
44/10/26 44/11/01 King2 79.14.9     66 
44/11/01 44/12/10     Palau - escort duty  
44/12/10 44/12/2? Love3 77.12.7 land Mindoro   70 
44/12/13     77.12.7 helping damaged Haraden   66 
44/12/30 45/01/26 Mike1 77.4.2/DesRon51     70  105 
45/01/26 45/02/10     Ulithi   66 
45/02/10 45/03/12 Detach 54/DesRon51     66 
45/03/12 45/03/21     Ulithi   66 
45/03/21 45/04/28 Iceber 54.1.2/DesRon51     66 
45/03/29   Iceber 54.1.2/DesRon51 attacked by 7 kamikaze off Okianwa  
45/04/06   Iceber 54.1.2/DesRon51 damage(kami) off Okinawa  
45/04/27       Okinawa/RP2   81 
45/04/28   Iceber   damage(kami) Okinawa/RP1 (27-12N, 128-16E)   66 
45/04/28 45/05/17 Iceber   Kerama Retto - repairs (ARB Nestor)   66 
45/05/17 45/05/28 Iceber 54     66 
45/05/28 45/06/16 Iceber 34     66 
45/06/16   Iceber 34 sunk(kami-B6N1+Ohka) Okinawa/RP10 (26-08N, 137-35E) - 162 KIA/MIA   66  85 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 26-08N, 137-35E; 1946/07/11 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 4 Battle Stars
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