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DE-162 Levy
United States Navy destroyer escort
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Cannon - 1942/10/19
Federal Shipb. & Drydock Co., Newark, N.J.
1943/03/28 1943/05/13 1974/07/17
sold
Namesake: Commo Levy
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 43: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/08       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
43/08/19       Society Islands   66 
43/09 44/05     screen AOs during various fueling operations in SoPac, CenPac   66 
43/09/14 43/09/17     Esp. Santo   88 
43/09/17 43/09/19     out of Esp. Santo   88 
43/09/19 43/09/20     Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/10 43/10/11     Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/11 43/10/17     out of Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/17 43/10/24     Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/24 43/10/25     sail from Esp. Santo to Tulagi   88 
43/10/28 43/10/31     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/26 43/11/26     Esp. Santo   88 
43/11/28 43/12/01     Esp. Santo   88 
43/12/11 43/12/13     Esp. Santo   88 
43/12/15 43/12/18     Esp. Santo   88 
44/04/11 44/05/09 Reckle 50.17     66 
44/06/12 44/08/16 Forage 50.17     66 
44/08/2? 44/10 Stale2 30.8     66 
44/10/ 44/11/2? Kink2 30.8     66 
44/11/24 44/12/08     sail from Eniwetok to San Diego   66 
44/12/0? 44/12/2? Love3 30.8 land Mindoro   66 
44/12/08 45/01     San Diego - overhaul   66 
45/03 45/08     escort, ASW duty   66 
45/06/17 45/07     ASW patrol on shipping lanes between Marshalls and Marianas   81 
45/06/2 ?       escort disabled Evans enroute from Saipan to P.H.   81 
45/06/29 45/07/01     attacking by sonar contact   81 
45/08/12       Mile Atoll - accept surrender   66 
45/08/22       Jaluit Atoll - accept surrender   66 
45/09/03       Wake Is. - accept surrender   85 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1973/08/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 5 Battle Stars
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