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DD-605 Caldwell
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Bristol . .
Bethlehem Steel Co., San Francisco, Cal. 		1942/01/15 1942/06/10 1966
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Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42-43: Ms 21, 45: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
42/09/11 42/09/2?     escort convoy from San Francisco to Aleutians   66 
42/09/2? 43/09/0?   8.6 Aleutians   85  66 
43/01/12     8.6 land Amcitka   66 
43/02/13 43/02/20   8.6 shell Attu   85  66 
43/03/27 43/03/28     escort Richmond, Bailey, Dale to Kuluk Bay, Adak   85 
43/04/25 43/04/26   16.6 shell Attu   85 
43/05/01 43/06/02 Landcr 16.6 land Attu   85  81 
43/08/10   Cotta 16/LSTGrp     85 
43/09/0? 43/09/10?     sail from Aleutians to P.H.   66 
43/09/11 43/09/2?   50.? raid Tarawa   66 
43/09/29 43/10/11   14 raid Wake   66 
43/11/0? 43/12 Galvan   land Makin   66 
44/01/22 44/02/07 Flint 52.9    
44/02/07   Flint 52.9 damaged in collision with White Plains off Marshalls   85 
44/03/22 44/04/06 Desec1 58     66 
44/04/13 44/05/14 Reckle 58     66 
44/05/15 44/05/31   58.6 raid Marcus, Wake   81 
44/06 44/08/1?     Marshalls - patrol duty   66  81 
44/08/2? 44/10     PHNY - overhaul   66 
44/11/14 44/11/17   78.14 land Mapia Is.   66 
44/12/06 44/12/12   78 land Ormoc Bay   66 
44/12/1? 44/12/2?     San Pedro Bay, Leyte - temporary repairs   66 
44/12/12     78 damage(kami) off Inopacan, Leyte (S of Ormoc Bay) (10-30N, 124-42E) - 33 KIA, 40 WIA   66  85 
45/01 45/03     San Francisco - repairs   66 
45/04/2? 45/05 Oboe1 78 land Tarakan   66 
45/06 45/06/27 Oboe2 78 land Brunei Bay, Borneo   66 
45/06/27   Oboe2 78 damage(mine) Bruney Bay (05-07N, 115-06E)   66 
45/07       Victoria, Australia - temporary repairs   66 
45/08 45/08/2?     San Pedro Bay, Leyte - repairs   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 8 Battle Stars
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