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DD-658 Colahan
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fletcher . .
Bethlehem Steel Co., Staten Is., N.Y.
1943/05/03 1943/08/23 1966
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Namesake: Cdr Colahan
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42: Ms 21, 43: Ms 31/16d, 44: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/12/0?       joinPac  
43/12/11 44/01/19     P.H.   66 
44/01/19 44/02/07 Flint 52.8.3    
44/02/01   Flint 52.8.3 damaged - grounded on coral reef at N end of Enubuj Is., Kwajalein (08-52N, 167-38E)   85 
44/03 44/05/31     P.H. - repairs, training   66 
44/05/31 44/08/15 Forage 53.1     81 
44/08/28 44/11/27 King2 38.2.3/DesRon53/DesDiv105     81  104 
44/10/24 44/10/26 King2 38.2.3/DesRon53/DesDiv105     81 
44/12/11 44/12/25 Love3 38.1/DesRon53/DesDiv105 land Mindoro   66 
44/12/30 45/01/25 Mike1 38.1.3/DesRon53/DesDiv105     66 
45/02/10 45/02/27 Detach 58.2.3/DesRon53/DesDiv105     66 
45/02/11 45/02/12 Detach 58.8/DesDiv105     125 
45/02/15 45/02/17 Detach 58.8/DesDiv105 screen ahead of TF 58 main forces   125 
45/02/24 45/02/2? Detach 58.8/DesDiv105     125 
45/02/26   Detach 58.2.3/DesRon53/DesDiv105 damaged by storm off Iwojima   85 
45/02/27 45/03/01 Detach 58.4 retiring to Ulithi   125 
45/03/14 45/05/28 Iceber 58.4/DesRon53/DesDiv105     66  104 
45/03/23       contact with SS off Okinawa  
45/05/28 45/06/13 Iceber 38     66 
45/07/01 45/08/27   38.4/DesRon53/DesDiv105     66  104 
45/07/24     35.3/DesRon53/DesDiv105 shell seaplane base Kushimoto - mistakenly shell Toro on lifeguard station S of Shikoku   85 
45/08/27 45/09/01     Sagami Wan   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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