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DD-687 Uhlmann
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fletcher 1943/03/06
Bethlehem Steel Co., Staten Is., N.Y.
1943/06/30 1943/11/22 1972
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Namesake: Ens. Robert Williiam Uhlmann, pil VP-12 , *1919/08/16, KIA 41941/12/07 at NAS Kaneohe
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 43: Ms 31/9d


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/02/08?     DesRon53 joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
44/02/08? 44/02/16     sail form Panama to San Francisco   66 
44/02/17 44/02/23     sail from San Francicso to P.H.   66 
44/02/23 44/05     P.H. - availability, training duty   66 
44/04/07 44/04/09   19.1 exercises out of P.H.   125 
44/04/14 44/04/15     exercises out of P.H.   125 
44/04/16 44/04/18   19.1 exercises out of P.H.   125 
44/04/24     19.2 damaged in collision with Benham II during night maneuvers with carriers, south of Oahu   66  85 
44/04/25 44/04/26     towed (AT-93 Tekesta) to P.H.   66 
44/04/26 44/05/17     PHNY - temporary hull and engine repairs   66 
44/05/17 44/05/24     sail from P.H. to Hunters Point   66 
44/05/24 44/08     HPNY - repairs   66 
44/08 44/09/18     P.H. - torpedo and ASW drills   66 
44/09/18 44/09/30     escort (with Woodworth) South Dakota from P.H. to Ulithi   66  81 
44/09/30 44/10/03     Ulithi   66 
44/10/03       damage(3 DDs drifted on Uhlmann) Ulithi   66 
44/10/04 44/11/19 King2 38.2.3/DesRon53/DesDiv105     81 
44/10/04 44/10/06     Ulithi - tender (AD-14 Dixie) repairs   66 
44/10/24 44/10/26 King2 38.2.3/DesRon53/DesDiv105 xLeyte   81 
44/11/20 44/11/22 King2 38.4.3/DesRon53/DesDiv105 sail to Ulithi   66  105 
44/11/22 44/12/10     Ulithi - exercises   66 
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 45/02/20 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 
45/02/20 45/02/23     sail from Iwojima to Ulithi   66 
45/02/23 45/03     Ulithi - steering gear repairs   66 
45/02/24 45/02/2? Detach 58.8/DesDiv105     125 
45/03/14 45/03/20 Iceber 58.2/DesRon53/DesDiv105     66  104 
45/03/22 45/03/25 Iceber 58.4 escort damaged Haggard from Okinawa to Ulithi   66 
45/03/25 45/03/30     Ulithi   66 
45/03/30 45/04/05     sail from Ulithi to join TF 58   66 
45/04/05 45/05/28 Iceber 58.4/DesRon53/DesDiv105     66 
45/04/18   Iceber 58.4/DesRon53/DesDiv105 sinking/share I-56 E of Okinawa (26-42ŽN;130-38ŽE)   66 
45/05/28 45/06/13 Iceber 38.4/DesRon53/DesDiv105     66 
45/07/01 45/08/23   38.4/DesRon53/DesDiv105 raid Home Is.   66  104 
45/07/24 45/07/25   35.3/DesRon53/DesDiv105 shell Shino Misaki   66 
45/08/27 45/08/30     Sagami Wan   66 
45/08/31 45/09     Tokio Bay   66 
45/09/02       Tokio Bay - surrender ceremony   81 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1972/07/15 struck from Navy List - last USN Fletcher DD
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 7 Battle Stars
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