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DD-696 English
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Allen M. 1943/10/19
Federal Shipb. & Drydock Co., Kearny, N.J.
1944/02/27 1944/05/04 1970/08/11
sold
Namesake: RAdm Robert H. English ComSubPac - KIA 43/01 - aircraft crash
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 44: Ms 32/3d, 45: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/08/2?       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
44/09/03 44/12/17     P.H. - training, plane guard duty  
44/12/17 44/12/27     escort APA Bladen from P.H. to Eniwetok, then sail to Ulithi   66  81 
44/12/30 45/01/26 Mike1 38.3.3/DesRon62/DesDiv123     66 
45/01/26 45/02/08     Ulithi   66 
45/02/08 45/02/14     sail from Ulithi to Guam, then escort Indianapolis to join TF 58   66 
45/02/14 45/03/04 Detach 58.3.3/DesRon62/DesDiv123     66 
45/03/14 45/03/20 Iceber 58.3/DesRon62/DesDiv123     66 
45/03/20 45/03/24 Iceber 58.2.9 cover Franklin retreat   66 
45/04/01 45/04/1? Iceber 54     66 
45/04/1? 45/05/28? Iceber 58.3/DesRon62/DesDiv123     66  104 
45/05/10   Iceber 58.3/DesRon62/DesDiv123 shell Minami Daito Shima   66 
45/05/12   Iceber 58.3/DesRon62/DesDiv123 assist damaged Bunker Hill   66 
45/05/28 45/06/01 Iceber 38.3/DesRon62/DesDiv123     66 
45/07/01 45/08/27   38.3/DesRon62/DesDiv123 raid Home Is.   66  104 
45/07/18     35.4/DesRon62/DesDiv123 shell Nodzima Cap   66  85 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1970/05/15 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 4 Battle Stars
Notice: sold to Taiwan > Huei Jang, 1999/12 still on active duty