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DD-701 John W. Weeks
United States Navy destroyer
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Allen M. | 1944/01/17 Federal Shipb. & Drydock Co., Kearny, N.J. | 1944/05/21 | 1944/07/21 | 1970/11/19
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| Namesake: Midshipman John W. Weeks, USN (*1860/04/11, +1926/07/12), congressman, Secretary of War 1921-25 | |||||
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| Camouflage: 44: Ms 32/9d, 45: Ms 22 | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 44/11/17 | joinPac - Panama Canal | 66 | |||
| 44/11/17 | 44/11/28 | sail from Panama to San Francisco | 66 81 | ||
| 44/11/30 | 44/12/05 | sail from San Francisco to P.H. | 81 | ||
| 44/12/19? | 44/12/25 | sail from P.H. to Eniwetok (12/25) > Ulithi | 81 | ||
| 44/12/30 | 45/01/25 | Mike1 | 38.3.3/DesRon62/DesDiv124 | 66 | |
| 45/02/10 | 45/03/04 | Detach | 58.3.3/DesRon62/DesDiv124 | 66 | |
| 45/02/19 | Detach | 58.3.3/DesRon62/DesDiv124 | damaged by shore battery off Iwojima (25-32N, 141-01E) | 85 | |
| 45/02/26 | Detach | 58.3.3/DesRon62/DesDiv124 | damaged by storm off Iwojima | 85 | |
| 45/03/14 | 45/05/28 | Iceber | 58.3/DesRon62/DesDiv124 | 66 104 | |
| 45/05/28 | 45/06/13 | Iceber | 38.3/DesRon62/DesDiv124 | 66 | |
| 45/07/01 | 45/09 | 38.3/DesRon62/DesDiv124/DF | raid Home Is. | 66 104 | |
| 45/08/09 | 38.3/DesRon62/DesDiv124 | damaged by friendly fire during air attack 150 nm E of Nojima-zaki, Honshu (35-00N, 143-00E) | 85 | ||