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DD-730 Collett
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Allen M. 1943/10/11
Bath Iron Works Co., Bath, Maine
1944/03/05 1944/05/16 1974/06/04
sold
Namesake: LtCdr John A. Collett - CVT-10/xSCruz KIA 42/10/26
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 44: Ms 32/16d, 45: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/10/02       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
44/10/02 44/10/21     sail from Panama to San Diego > P.H.   81 
44/10/16       P.H.   66 
44/11/0? 44/11/27 King2 38.1.3/DesRon61/DesDiv121     66 
44/11/03       Ulithi   66 
44/11/19   King2 38.1.3/DesRon61/DesDiv121 attacked(kami) off Leyte   66 
44/12/10 44/12/24 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 
45/03/01 45/03/02 Detach 58.1.3/DesRon61/DesDiv121 shell Okino Daito Shima   66 
45/03/14 45/05/28 Iceber 58.1/DesRon61/DesDiv121     66  104 
45/04/18   Iceber 58.1/DesRon61/DesDiv121 sinking/share I-56 150 nm E of Nakagusuku Bay, Okinawa (26-42N, 130-38E)   66  85 
45/05/28 45/06/13 Iceber 38.1/DesRon61/DesDiv121     66 
45/07/01 45/08/2?   38.1/DesRon61/DesDiv121 raid Home Is.   66 
45/07/21 45/07/23   38.1/DesRon61/DesDiv121 sweep Sagami Wan   85 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1947/02/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 6 Battle Stars
Notice: sold to Argentina > Piedra Buena; scrapped 1984