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DD-671 Gatling
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fletcher 1943/03/03
Federal Shipb. & Drydock Co., Kearny, N.J.
1943/06/20 1943/08/19 1974
decomm
Namesake: inventor Gatling
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42: Ms 21, 44: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/12/14?       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
43/12/22       San Francisco   66 
43/12/23 43/12/29     sail from San Francisco to P.H.   66 
44/01/16 44/03/0? Flint 58.1.4/DesRon50/DesDiv99     66  112 
44/02/12 44/02/22 Hailst 58.1/DesRon50/DesDiv99     66 
44/03/16 44/03/27   36.1/DesRon50/DesDiv99 land Emirau   66 
44/03/27 44/04/06 Desec1 58.1/DesRon50/DesDiv99     66 
44/04/13 44/05/14 Reckle 58.3/DesRon50/DesDiv99     66 
44/06/06 44/08/11 Forage 58.3/DesRon50/DesDiv99     81 
44/06/19   Forage 58.3/DesRon50/DesDiv99 xPhilip   81 
44/08/26 44/11/27 King2 38.3.3/DesRon50/DesDiv99    
44/10/24   King2 38.3.3/DesRon50/DesDiv99 xLeyte helping damaged Princeton   81 
44/10/24   King2 38.3.3/DesRon50/DesDiv99 escort damaged Birmingham to Ulithi  
44/12/11 44/12/25 Love3 38/DesRon50/DesDiv99 land Mindoro   66 
44/12/30 45/01/25 Mike1 38/DesRon50/DesDiv99     66 
45/02/10 45/03 Detach 58.3.3/DesRon50/DesDiv99     66 
45/03 45/03/28 Detach 54/DesRon50/DesDiv99     66 
45/03/29 45/04/18     escort transport from Iwojima to Guam, then sail to San Francisco   66 
45/04/18 45/07     San Francisco - overhaul   66 
45/07/26 45/08/01     P.H.   125 
45/08/01 45/08/09   12.5.6/DesRon50/DesDiv99 sail from P.H. to Eniwetok   66 
45/08/09     12.5.6/DesRon50/DesDiv99 shell Wake   66  85 
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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