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DD-746 Taussig
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Allen M. 1943/08/30
Bethlehem Steel Co., Staten Is., N.Y.
1944/01/25 1944/05/20 1974/05/06
sold
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 44: Ms 32/9d


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/09/01       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
44/09/01 44/09/22     sail from Panama to San Diego > P.H.   66 
44/09/22 44/09/28     P.H.   66 
44/09/28 44/10/19   DesRon61/DesDiv122 sail from P.H. to Eniwetok > Ulithi   66 
44/10/2? 44/11/0?     Philippines - search for diwned pilots   66 
44/11/0? 44/11/27 King2 38.1.3/DesRon61/DesDiv122     66 
44/12/10 44/12/24 Love3 38.3/DesRon61/DesDiv122 land Mindoro   66 
44/12/30 45/01/25 Mike1 38.1.3/DesRon61/DesDiv122     66 
45/01/11 45/01/12 Mike1 38.2.3/DesRon61/DesDiv122 temporary duty   125 
45/02/10 45/03/04 Detach 58.1.3/DesRon61/DesDiv122     84  66 
45/03 45/04/06 Iceber 58.1/DesRon61/DesDiv122     84 
45/03/01 45/03/02 Detach 58.1.?/DesRon61/DesDiv122 shell Okino Daito Shima   66 
45/03/14 45/03/22 Iceber 58.?     66 
45/03/22 45/05/28 Iceber 58.1/DesRon61/DesDiv122     66 
45/04/06   Iceber 58.1/DesRon61/DesDiv122 damage(near-miss of bombs) 25 nm NE of N tip of Okinawa (27-07N, 128-39E)   66  85 
45/04/21   Iceber 58.1/DesRon61/DesDiv122 shell Minami Daito Shima   66 
45/05/28 45/06/13 Iceber 38.1/DesRon61/DesDiv122     66 
45/06/05   Iceber 38.1/DesRon61/DesDiv122 damaged(typhoon) off Okinawa (22-43N, 132-04E)  
45/07/01 45/09   38.1/DesRon61/DesDiv122 raid Home Is.   66 
45/07/21 45/07/23   38.1/DesRon61/DesDiv122 sweep Sagami Wan   66  120 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1973/09/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 6 Battle Stars
Notice: sold to Taiwan > Lo Yang; decommissioned 2000/02/15