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DD-653 Knapp
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fletcher 1943/03/08
Bath Iron Works Co., Bath, Maine
1943/07/10 1943/09/16 1972
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Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42: Ms 21, 43: Ms 32/13d, 44: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/12/0?       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
43/12/0? 43/12/21     sail from Panama to San Diego > P.H.   66 
43/12/21 44/01/16     P.H.   66 
44/01/16 44/03/13 Flint 58.1.4/DesRon50/DesDiv100     66  112 
44/02/12 44/02/20 Hailst 58.1/DesRon50/DesDiv100     66 
44/03/15 44/03/27   36.1/DesRon50/DesDiv100 land Emirau   66 
44/03/27 44/04/06 Desec1 58.1/DesRon50/DesDiv100     66 
44/04/13 44/05/15 Reckle 58.3/DesRon50/DesDiv100     66 
44/06/06 44/08/11 Forage 58.3/DesRon50/DesDiv100     81 
44/06/19   Forage 58.3/DesRon50/DesDiv100 xPhilip   81 
44/08/04   Forage 58.1.6/DesRon50/DesDiv100 sinking/share Macu off Cicijima (27-40N, 141-48E)   113  85
44/08/28 44/11/27 King2 38.1.3/DesRon50/DesDiv100     81 
44/10/24 44/10/26 King2 38.1.3/DesRon50/DesDiv100 xLeyte   81 
44/10/25   King2 30.3/DesRon50/DesDiv100     104 
44/12/11 44/12/25 Love3 38/DesRon50/DesDiv100 land Mindoro   66 
44/12/30 45/01/25 Mike1 38/DesRon50/DesDiv100     66 
45/01/30 45/02/20     sail from Ulithi to west coast   66 
45/02/20 45/04/23     west coast - ovehaul   66 
45/04/23 45/05/27     sail form west coast to Okinawa   66 
45/05/27 45/06/26 Iceber   Okinawa - RP duty   66 
45/07/01 45/08/27   38.1/DesRon50/DesDiv100 raid Home Is.   66 
45/08/27 45/09/01     Sagami Wan   66 
45/09/01 45/09/??     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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