file created: 12/07/02 00:49:02 , last update: 05/28/00
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DD-611 Kalk
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Bristol 1941/06/30
Bethlehem Steel Co., San Francisco, Cal.
1942/07/18 1942/10/17 1968
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Namesake: Lt Kalk
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42-43: Ms 22, 43-44: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
42/12/28 43/01/09     sail from San Francisco to Adak   66 
43/01/09 43/02/26   8 Aleutians   66 
43/01/12     8/TranGrp land Amcitka   85 
43/01/16       carry survivors from s/s Arthur Middleton and Worden to Adak   66 
43/02/26 43/03/04     sail from Adak to San Francisco   66 
43/03/04 43/04/07     San Francisco - repairs   66 
43/04/1?       leftPac - Panama Canal   66 
44/01/08       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
44/01/08 44/01/27   DesDiv38 escort New Jersey, Iowa from Panama to Funafuti   66 
44/01/31 44/02/07     sail form Funafuti to Milne Bay   66 
44/02/07 44/06/12     New Guinea - patrol, convoy duty   66 
44/05/2? 44/06 Horlie 77 land Biak   66 
44/06/0? 44/06/12 Horlie   patrol between Biak and Humboldt Bay   66 
44/06/12   Horlie   disable(bomb) S of Biak 70 KIA/WIA, (01-19S, 136-19E)   66 
44/06/12 44/06/13     towed (Stockton) to Humboldt Bay   110 
44/06/13 44/06/20     Hollandia - emergency repairs   66 
44/06/20 44/07/31     sail from Hollandia to Manus > P.H. > San Francisco   66 
44/07/31 44/10/26     MINY - repairs, overhaul   66 
44/10/26 44/11/01     sail form Mare Island to P.H.   66 
44/11/01 44/11/12     P.H.   66 
44/11/12 44/11/26     sail from P.H. to Eniwetok > Ulithi   66 
44/12/16 44/12/23 Love3 30.8 land Mindoro   66 
44/12/29 45/01/27 Mike1 30.8     66 
45/02/18 45/03/06 Detach 50.8/DesDiv38     66 
45/03/13 45/05/28 Iceber 50.8     66 
45/05/28 45/06/1? Iceber 30.8     66 
45/07 45/08/20     screening duty from Okianwa   66 
45/08/15       steaming from Okinawa to Ulithi   66 
45/08/20 45/09/01   30.8 escort Detroit from Ulithi to Saipan > Tokio Bay   66 
45/09/02       Tokio Bay - surrender ceremony   81 

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