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DD-725 OŽBrien II
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Allen M. 1943/12/08
Bath Iron Works Co., Bath, Maine
1943/07/20 1944/02/25 1972/07/13
target
Namesake: Cap Jeremiah OŽBrien and his brothers Gideon, John, William, Dennis and Joseph - in first naval engagement of Revolution in April 1775 defeated british sloop Margaretta at Machias, Maine
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 44: Ms 32/3d, 45: Ms 32/9d / Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/09/04       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
44/11/05 44/11/2? King2 38.4.3     105 
44/12/06     78.3 land Ormoc Bay  
44/12/07     78.3 land Ormoc Bay: finishing Ward  
44/12/12 44/12/1? Love3 77.3 land Mindoro   105 
44/12/15     78.3 assist LST-472   66 
44/12/26 44/12/29   77.14 cover Mindoro reinforcement echelon   105 
45/01/02 45/01/10 Mike1 77.2,1/DesRon60/DesDiv119 land Lingayen Gulf   66  105 
45/01/06   Mike1 77.2,1/DesRon60/DesDiv119 damage(kami) (16-23N, 120-14E)   70  66 
45/01/10 45/01/13 Mike1 79.14.2 sail from Lingayen Gulf to San Pedro Bay, Leyte   105 
45/01/14 45/01/18   75.2.5 sail from San Pedro Bay, Leyte to Seeadler Harbor, Manus   105 
45/01/2? 45/02/0?     Seeadler Harbor, Manus - repairs   66 
45/02/10 45/03/11 Detach 58.4     66 
45/03/11 45/03/27 Iceber 51.1, 54.1.3     66  86 
45/03/26   Iceber 51.1, 54.1.3 damage(kami) 18 nm SW of Zampa-misaki, Okinawa (26-16N, 127-26E) - 28 KIA, 22, MIA, 76 WIA   66  86 
45/03/27       transferred wounded to APA Drew   117 
45/03/28       Kerama Retto - transport area   117 
45/05 45/07     MINY - repairs   66 
45/07/23 45/08/12     P.H.   105 
45/08/07       ASW exercises with Allen M. Sumner off P.H.   105 
45/08/12 45/08/19   12.3 sail from P.H. to strike Wake - cancelled, then reverted to Eniwetok   105 
45/08/21 45/08/25   30.3.9 sail from Eniwetok to join TF 38 off Japanese coast   105 
45/08/25 45/08/27     refuel with TG 30.8, then sail to join TG 38.3   105 
45/08/27 45/09   38.3/DesRon60/DesDiv119 raid Home Is.   66  105  104

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1972/02/18 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 6 Battle Stars
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