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DD-623 Nelson
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Bristol 1942/05/07
Federal Shipb. & Drydock Co., Kearny, N.J.
1942/09/15 1942/11/26 1969/07
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Namesake: RAdm Charles Preston Nelson
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42: Ms 22, 43: Ms 21, 45: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
45/08/01       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
45/08/2? 45/09/03     sail from P.H. to Tokio Bay   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1968/03/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 2 Battle Stars
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