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DD-672 Healy
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fletcher
Federal Shipb. & Drydock Co., Kearny, N.J.
1943/07/04 1943/09/03 1974
decomm
Namesake: Cdr Howard R. Healy, ComRP Lexington, KIA 42/05/08??
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42-43: Ms 21, 43: Ms 31/21d, 44: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/11/27?       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
43/12/04 43/12/11     sail frm San Francisco to P.H.   66 
43/12/11 44/01/16     P.H.   66 
44/01/16 44/03 Flint 58.1.4/DesRon50/DesDiv99     112 
44/02/01 44/02/04     detached to escort damaged Washington and Indiana to Majuro   66 
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 
44/04/14 44/05/13 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 
44/08/28 44/11/27 King2 38.3.3/DesRon50/DesDiv99     81 
44/10/14 44/10/19 King2 30.3.1 CripDiv1   66 
44/10/24 44/10/26 King2 38.3.3/DesRon50/DesDiv99 xLeyte   81 
44/10/24 44/10/26 King2 34/DesRon50/DesDiv99 xEngano   104 
44/10/25   King2 30.3/DesRon50/DesDiv99    
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 45/03/04 Detach 58.3.3/DesRon50/DesDiv99     66 
45/03/04 45/03/27 Detach 54/DesRon50/DesDiv99     66 
45/03/27 45/04/23     sail from Okinawa to San Francisco   66 
45/04/23 45/06/20     San Francisco - overhaul, training   66 
45/07/26 45/08/02     P.H.   125 
45/08/02 45/08/11   12.5.6/DesRon50/DesDiv99 sail from P.H. to Eniwetok > Guam   66 
45/08/09     12.5.6/DesRon50/DesDiv99 shell Wake   66 
45/08/16       attacking underwater object 100 nm E of Iwojima   85 
45/08/2? 45/08/29     escort Missouri from Guam to 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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