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DD-702 Hank
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 1944/08/28 1972/07/01
sold
Namesake: LtCdr William E. Hank, CO Laffey, KIA 1942/11/13 xEsperance
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 44: Ms 31/16d


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/11/2?       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
44/11/2? 44/12/06     sail from Panama to San Francisco > P.H.   66 
44/12/28 44/12/30     Ulithi   66 
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 
45/03/14 45/04/06 Iceber 58.4/DesRon62/DesDiv124     66  104 
45/03/27 45/03/28 Iceber 58.4.9/DesRon62/DesDiv124 shell Minami Daito Shima   66 
45/04/06 45/05/28 Iceber 58.3/DesRon62/DesDiv124     104 
45/04/11   Iceber 58.3/DesRon62/DesDiv124 damaged by strafing off Okinawa (27-00N, 130-00E)   66 
45/05/28 45/06/13 Iceber 38.3/DesRon62/DesDiv124     66 
45/07/01 45/09   38.3/DesRon62/DesDiv124 raid Home Is.   66  81  104
45/07/18     35.4/DesRon62/DesDiv124 shell Cape Nodzima   66  85 
72       sold to Argentina > Segui  

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1972/07/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 4 Battle Stars
Notice: sold to Argentina > Segui