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DD-664 Richard P. Leary
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fletcher 1943/07/04
Boston Naval Shipyard, Boston, Mass.
1943/10/06 1944/02/23 1959
sold
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 43: Ms 32/13d


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/05/2?       joinPac-Ms 32 - Panama Canal escorting Franklin   66 
44/05/23 44/05/24     eexrcises out of San Diego   88 
44/06/01 44/06/06   19.7 sail from San Diego to P.H.   88 
44/06/07 44/06/09     P.H.   88 
44/06/09 44/06/11     exercises out of P.H. (with Richard P. Leary and Denver)   88 
44/06/11 44/06/13     P.H.   88 
44/06/12 44/06/13     exercises out of P.H. (with Richard P. Leary and Denver)   88 
44/06/16 44/06/23   12.1 sail from P.H. to Eniwetok   88 
44/07       escort duty to Saipan - Eniwetok   66  88 
44/08/06 44/08/11     Eniwetok   88 
44/08/18 44/08/22   57.5.5/DesRon56/DesDiv111 sail from Eniwetok to Tulagi   88 
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 44/10/0? Stale2 32.5/DesRon56     66 
44/10/12 44/11/0? King2 77.2/DesRon56/DesDiv111 helping Honolulu off Leyte  
44/10/24 44/10/25 King2 LetfFor/DesRon56/DesDiv111 xSuriga  
44/11   King2 77    
44/11/01   King2 77 rescued 70 Abner Read survivors   66 
44/12/30 45/01/1? Mike1 77.2.2/DesRon56/DesDiv111/DF    
45/01/06   Mike1 77.2.2/DesRon56/DesDiv111/DF damaged(kami) off Luzon (16-20N, 120-10E)   85 
45/02/05       Ulithi   125 
45/02/12 45/03 Detach 54     66 
45/03/21 45/05/28 Iceber 54.1.5     66 
45/04/06 45/04/07 Iceber 54.1.5 escort damaged Morris and Witter to Kerama Retto   66 
45/08/1? 45/09/08   44     66 
59       sold to Japan > Jugure  

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 6 Battle Stars
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