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DD-728 Mansfield
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Allen M. 1943/08/28
Bath Iron Works Co., Bath, Maine
1944/01/29 1944/04/14 1974/06/04
sold
Namesake: Sgt Duncan Mansfield, USMC
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 44: Ms 32/3d, 45: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/09/02?       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
44/09/02? 44/09/10     sail from Panama to San Diego   66 
44/09/17? 44/09/2?     sail from San Diego to P.H.   66 
44/11 44/11/27 King2 38.1.3/DesRon61/DesDiv121     66 
44/12/10 44/12/25 Love3 38.3/DesRon61/DesDiv121 land Mindoro   66 
44/12/30 45/01/25 Mike1 38.1.3/DesRon61/DesDiv121     66 
45/01/11 45/01/12 Mike1 38.2.3/DesRon61/DesDiv121 temporary duty   125 
45/02/10 45/03/04 Detach 58.1.3/DesRon61/DesDiv121     66 
45/03/14 45/05/28 Iceber 58.1/DesRon61/DesDiv121     66 
45/05/28 45/06/13 Iceber 38.1/DesRon61/DesDiv121     66 
45/07/01 45/09   38.1/DesRon61/DesDiv121 raid Home Is.   66 
45/07/21 45/07/23   38.1/DesRon61/DesDiv121 sweep Sagami Wan   66  85  120
45/08/27       accepted I-400 surrender E of Jokosuka   85 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1974/02/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 5 Battle Stars
Notice: sold to Argentina for spare parts