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DD-649 Albert W. Grant
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fletcher 1942/12/30
Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, S.C.
1943/05/29 1943/11/24 1971
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Namesake: Cap Albert W. Grant 1914 CO Texas
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42: Ms 22 /  Ms 21, 43: Ms 32/21d, 44: Ms 22LE>

WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/02/1?       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
44/03/04 44/04/04     P.H. - training   66 
44/04/04 44/04/1?     sail from P.H. to Majuro   66 
44/04/13 44/05/11 Reckle 58.3    
44/05/29 44/08/02 Forage 52.17/FSU2    
44/08/02 44/08/1?     Eniwetok   66 
44/08/06 44/08/11     Eniwetok   88 
44/08/1? 44/08/22     sail from Eniwetok to Tulagi   66 
44/08/18 44/08/22   57.5.5/DesRon56/DesDiv111 sail from Eniwetok to Tulagi   88 
44/08/22 44/09/06     Tulagi   66 
44/08/23 44/08/29     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
44/09/01 44/09/03   35/DesRon56/DesDiv111 exercises off Guadalcanal   88 
44/09/06   Stale2 32.5 land Paleliu, Angaur   66 
44/10/12 44/11 King2 77.2/DesRon56/DesDiv111     66 
44/10/24 44/10/25 King2 LetfFor/DesRon56/DesDiv111 xSuriga-disabled by friendly and enemy fire (10-27N, 125-25E) - 38 KIA, 104 WIA   81  66 
44/10/25 44/10/30     San Pedro Bay, Leyte - repairs   66 
44/10/30 44/11/29     towed from Leyte to Manus > Majuro > P.H.   66 
44/12/01 44/12/09     sail from P.H. to Mare Island   66 
44/12/09 45/03/11     MINY - repairs   66 
45/03/25 45/04/23     P.H. - training   66 
45/04   Oboe1 78/FSG land Tarakan  
45/04/23 45/05/13     sail form P.H. to Leyte   66 
45/06/0? 45/06/15 Oboe2 78.1 land Brunei Bay, Borneo   66 
45/06/03 45/06/1?     escort Boise on MacArthur´s tour of the Philippines   66 
45/06/15 45/06/27     Manila Bay   66 
45/06/2? 45/07/05 Oboe6 74 land Balikpapan, Borneo   66 
45/06/27 45/07/14 Oboe6 78 land Balikpapan, Borneo   66 
45/08/0? 45/08/16     sail from Eniwetok to Adak   66 
45/08/03       Eniwetok   66 
45/08/16 45/09/08   44     66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1971/04/14 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 7 Battle Stars
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