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DD-701 John W. Weeks
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
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
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 44: Ms 32/9d, 45: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
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 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1970/08/12 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 4 Battle Stars
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