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DD-798 Monssen II
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fletcher 1943/06/01
Bethlehem Steel Co., Staten Is., N.Y.
1943/10/30 1944/02/14 1963/10/21
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Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 43: Ms 31/6d


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/04       joinPac  
44/05/01 44/05/08     escort CarDiv26 from San Diego to P.H.   66 
44/05/08 44/05/30     P.H. - FORAGER rehearsals   66 
44/05/29 44/07/23 Forage 52.17/FSU3 land Saipan   25  66 
44/06/17 44/06/21 Forage 58.7 xPhilip   81 
44/07/23 44/08/06 Forage   land Tinian   66 
44/08/06 44/08/21     ASW patrol N of Saipan, then Eniwetok   66 
44/08/21 44/09/2? Stale2 32.4, 32/DesRon54/DesDiv108 land Peleliu, Angaur   66 
44/10/11 44/10/26 King2 79.11     66 
44/10/24 44/10/25 King2 RightFor/DesRon54/DesDiv108 xSuriga   81 
44/10/26 44/10/30?     sail from Leyte to Manus   66 
44/11       escort reinforcement convoys from Manus to Leyte   66 
44/12/09 44/12/12     sail from Manus to Bougainville   66 
44/12/12 44/12/1?   79.1 escort transports from Bougainville to New Guinea for rehearsals   66 
44/12/21       Seeadler Harbor, Manus   66 
44/12/30 45/01/13 Mike1 77.9.12     66 
45/01/13 45/01/1?     escort empty AKs from Lingayen Gulf to Leyte, then sail to Ulithi   66 
45/01/2? 45/02/21 Detach 58.5/DesRon54/DesDiv108     66 
45/02/21 45/03/03 Detach 58.2.3/DesRon54/DesDiv108     106 
45/03/14 45/05/28 Iceber 58.4/DesRon54/DesDiv108    
45/04/09     58.4/DesRon54/DesDiv108 sinking/share RO-46 130 nm E of Nakagusuku Wan, Okinawa (26-09N, 130-21E)   66  85 
45/05/28 45/06/13 Iceber 38.4/DesRon54/DesDiv108     66 
45/07/01 45/08/10   38.3/DesRon54/DesDiv108 raid Home Is.   66  104 
45/07/17     34.8.2 shell Hitachi   66 
45/08/10 45/08/12     sail from TF 38 to Kuriles   66 
45/08/12     92/DesRon54/DesDiv108 shell Paramushiru   66 
45/08/14 45/08/31   92/DesRon54/DesDiv108 Adak   66 
45/08/31 45/09/08   92/DesRon54/DesDiv108 Honshu occupation   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 8 Battle Stars
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