|
DD-699 Waldron
United States Navy destroyer
| |||||
| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen M. | 1943/11/16 Federal Shipb. & Drydock Co., Kearny, N.J. | 1944/03/26 | 1944/06/08 | 1973/10/30
sold | |
| Namesake: LtCdr John Charles Waldron CVT-8 KIA 1942/06/04 x Midway | |||||
| TTD differences from class: | |||||
| Camouflage: 44: Ms 32/9d | |||||
|
WW II combat actions:
| |||||
| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44/10/01 | joinPac - Panama Canal | 66 | |||
| 44/10/04 | 44/10/12 | sail from Balboa, Canal Zone to San Pedro, Cal. | 66 | ||
| 44/10/14 | 44/10/20 | sail from San Pedro, Cal. to P.H. | 66 | ||
| 44/10/20 | 44/12/17 | P.H. - training | 66 | ||
| 44/12/17 | 44/12/28 | sail from P.H. to Ulithi | 66 | ||
| 44/12/30 | 45/01/25 | Mike1 | 38.3.3/DesRon62/DesDiv123 | 66 | |
| 45/02/10 | 45/02/18 | Detach | 58.3.3/DesRon62/DesDiv123 | 66 | |
| 45/02/18 | Detach | 58.3.3/DesRon62/DesDiv123 | damage(ramming) by picket boat off Iwojima (29-27N, 141-34E) | 66 | |
| 45/02/18 | 45/02/20 | sail from Iwojima to Saipan | 66 | ||
| 45/02/20 | 45/02/23 | Saipan - repairs | 66 | ||
| 45/02/23 | 45/02/25 | sail from Saipan to Iwojima | 66 | ||
| 45/02/25 | 45/02/27 | Detach | 51 | 66 | |
| 45/02/27 | 45/03/04 | Detach | 58.3.3/DesRon62/DesDiv123 | 66 | |
| 45/03/14 | 45/05/28 | Iceber | 58.3/DesRon62/DesDiv123 | 66 104 | |
| 45/03/19 | 45/03/22 | Iceber | 58.2.9 | screen damaged Franklin | 66 |
| 45/05/10 | Iceber | 58.3/DesRon62/DesDiv123 | shell Minami Daito Shima | 81 | |
| 45/05/28 | 45/06/01 | Iceber | 38.3/DesRon62/DesDiv123 | 66 | |
| 45/07/01 | 45/08/31 | 38.3/DesRon62/DesDiv123 | raid Home Is. | 66 104 | |
| 45/09/02 | Tokio Bay - surrender ceremony | 81 | |||
| 73/10/30 | sold to Colombia > Santander (DD-03) | 66 | |||