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DD-734 Purdy
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Allen M. 1943/12/22
Bath Iron Works Co., Bath, Maine
1944/05/07 1944/07/18 1974/06/11
scrap
Namesake: LtCdr Purdy
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 44: Ms 31/25d


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
45/02/1?       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
45/03/17 45/03/27     Leyte   66 
45/03/27 45/04/01 Iceber 51.13.2     66 
45/04/01 45/04/12 Iceber 55.6 Okinawa - RP duty   66  86 
45/04/06   Iceber   helping damaged Mullany   66 
45/04/09       hunting Shinjo boat off Kerama Retto  
45/04/12       damage(kami) Okinawa/RP1 - 15 KIA, 25 WIA (27-16N,127-50E)   66 
45/05/28 45/10     San Francisco - repairs   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1973/07/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 1 Battle Stars
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