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DD-698 Ault
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Allen M. 1943/11/15
Federal Shipb. & Drydock Co., Kearny, N.J.
1944/03/26 1944/05/31 1974/04/30
scrap
Namesake: Cdr W.B.Ault CAG-3 KIA 42/05/08 - x Coral Sea
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 44: Ms 32/9d, 45: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/09/1?       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
44/09/1? 44/09/29     sail from Panama to San Diego > P.H.   66 
44/09/29 44/12/18     P.H. - training   66 
44/12/18 44/12/25     sail from P.H. to Eniwetok   66 
44/12/25 44/12/28     sail from Eniwetok to Ulithi   66 
44/12/30 45/01/25 Mike1 38.2.3/DesRon62/DesDiv123     66 
45/02/10 45/03/04 Detach 58.3.3/DesRon62/DesDiv123     66 
45/03/14 45/05/28 Iceber 58.3/DesRon62/DesDiv123     66  104 
45/03/27   Iceber 58.3/DesRon62/DesDiv123 shell Minami Daito Shima   66 
45/05/11 45/05/13 Iceber 58.3/DesRon62/DesDiv123 helping damaged Bunker Hill, then escort her to TG 50.8   66 
45/05/28 45/06/01 Iceber 38.3/DesRon62/DesDiv123     66 
45/07/01 45/08/31   38.3/DesRon62/DesDiv123 raid Home Islands   66  104 
45/07/18 45/07/19   35.4/DesRon62/DesDiv123 shell Nodzima Saki   66  85 
45/08/09     38.3/DesRon62/DesDiv123 raid -helping damaged Borie   66 
45/09/02       Tokio Bay - surrender ceremony   81 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1973/09/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 5 Battle Stars
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