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DD-733 Mannert L. Abele
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Allen M. 1943/12/09
Bath Iron Works Co., Bath, Maine
1944/04/23 1944/07/04 1945/04/12
sunk
Namesake: LtCdr M.L. Abele - CO SS-216 Grunnion - KIA VII/42
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 44: Ms 32/11a


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/10/27       joinPac - Panama Canal - escort Wilkes-Barre to San Diego   66 
44/11/10 44/11/16     escort convoy from San Diego to P.H.   66 
44/11/17 44/12/03     P.H. - training   66 
44/12/03/ 44/12/2?     escort convoy to west PAcific, then sail back   66 
44/12/2? 45/01/27     P.H. - conversion to fighter director ship   66 
45/02/19 45/03/12 Detach 51     66 
45/03/12 45/03/20     Ulithi   66 
45/03/21 45/04/12 Iceber 54.1.3     66 
45/04/01 45/04/05 Iceber   Okinawa - RP duty   66 
45/04/03   Iceber 54.1.3 damage(kami) off Okinawa  
45/04/08 45/04/12 Iceber   Okinawa - RP duty   66 
45/04/12   Iceber 54.1.3 sunk(kami-A6M5b+Ohka) Okinawa/RP14 (27-25N, 126-59E) 79 KIA, 35WIA   86 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 26-26N, 177-43E
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 2 Battle Stars
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