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DD-681 Hopewell
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fletcher 1942/10/29
Bethlehem Steel Co., San Pedro, Cal. 		1943/05/02 1943/09/30 1972/02/11
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Namesake:
TTD differences from class:Ms 32
Camouflage: 43: Ms 31/9d, 44: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/01/13 44/01/20?     sail from San Diego to P.H.   66 
44/01/23 44/02/24 Flint 53 land Kwajalein   66 
44/02/24       P.H.   66 
44/03/14       Port Purvis, Tulagi   66 
44/04/1? 44/04/3? Persec 77.3/DesRon21/DesDiv41 land Aitape   66 
44/05/29     DesDiv41 shell Medina Plantation, New Ireland   66 
44/06/02? 44/06/20?   30.4/DesDiv41 HKG   70 
44/08/22     74 Admiralty Is.   81 
44/09/1? 44/10/0? Trade 77/DesDiv41     66 
44/10/18 44/10/25 King2 78.7/DesDiv41     66 
44/10/26 44/11/0? King2   escort convoy from Leyte to Humboldt Bay   66 
44/11/08 44/12 King2 77 escort reinforcement convoys from New Guinea to Leyte   66 
44/12/0? 44/12/2? Love3   land Mindoro   66 
44/12/06     77.3     105 
44/12/07     77.3 escort TG 78.3 into San Pedro Bay   105 
44/12/08 44/12/10   78.3.8 land Ormoc Bay   81 
44/12/26 44/12/29   77.14/DesRon21/DesDiv41 cover Mindoro reinforcement echelon   105 
44/12/30 45/02/18 Mike1 77.3/DesRon21/DesDiv41     66 
45/02/14   Mike1 77.3/DesRon21/DesDiv41 damage(coastal battery) off Corregidor (14-24N, 120-33E)   66 
45/02/18 45/02/2?     sail from Manila Bay to Manus for repairs   66 
45/02/2? 45/03     Seeadler Harbor, Manus - repairs   66 
45/03/17 45/05/28     San Francisco - repairs   66 
45/05/28 45/06/04?     sail from San Francisco to P.H.   66 
45/06/04? 45/07/20     P.H. - training duty   66 
45/07/20 45/08/0?     sail from P.H. to Eniwetok, Guam   66 
45/08/15 45/10   30.8/DesDiv41     66 

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 9 Battle Stars
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