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DE-163 McConnell
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 1943/05/28 1974/03/21
scrap
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 43: Ms 22, 45: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/08/31       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
43/08/31 43/09/10     sail from Panama to San Francisco   66 
43/09/10 43/09/20     San Francisco   66 
43/09/20 43/10/29     escort ships from San Francisco to P.H. > Samoa > Noumea > Guadalcanal   66 
43/10/29 44/06   CortDiv11 SoPac - ASW, escort duty   66 
43/12/01 43/12/01     Esp. Santo   88 
43/12/09 43/12/13     Esp. Santo   88 
44/06/12 44/06/18     escort convoy from Guadalcanal to Eniwetok   66 
44/06/18 44/07/23     patrol between Eniwetok and Kwajalein   66 
44/07/23 44/08/02 Forage   land Guam   66 
44/07/23 44/07/28 Forage 53 escort AKs from Marshalls to Guam   66 
44/07/28 44/07/29 Forage 53 off Guam   66 
44/07/29 44/08/02 Forage 53 escort convoy from Guam to Eniwetok   66 
44/08/02 44/08/20     Eniwetok   66 
44/08/20 44/08/26     sail from Eniwetok to Manus   66 
44/08/26 44/09/01     Manus   66 
44/09/01 44/10 Stale2 30.8     66 
44/11/05 44/11/12     sail from Eniwetok to P.H.   66 
44/11/12 44/11/22     sail from P.H. to San Francisco   66 
44/11/22 45/01/16     San Francisco - overhaul   66 
45/01/16 45/01/26?     sail from San Francisco to P.H.   66 
45/01/26? 45/03/11     off P.H. - exercises   78  66 
45/03/11 45/03/24     sail from P.H. to Marshalls   66 
45/03/24 45/05/04     3 round trips Marshalls <> Marianas   66 
45/05/06 45/08     Marshalls - patrol duty   66 
45/05/13       off Jaluit   66 
45/05/14       off Enjet, Bokku (Marshalls)   66 
45/05/21       off Enjet, Bokku (Marshalls)   66 
45/08/28       land Mille Atoll   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1972/10/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 3 Battle Stars
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