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DE-164 Osterhaus
United States Navy destroyer escort
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Cannon - 1942/11/11
Federal Shipb. & Drydock Co., Newark, N.J.
1943/04/18 1943/06/12 1974/05/30
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Namesake: RAdm Hugo W. Osterhaus
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 43: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/09/01       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
43/09/28 43/09/30     Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/03       Esp Santo - escort duty to Solomons   66 
43/10/06 43/10/07     Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/1? 44/06/12     Solomons - escort and convoy duty   66 
43/10/11 43/10/13     Kola Poit, Guadlacanal - helping s/s George Bliss, John H. Crouch   66 
43/10/23 43/10/24     Esp. Santo   88 
43/11/05 43/11/0?     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/12/01 43/12/04     Esp. Santo   88 
44/03/22 44/03/3?   30.? land Emirau   66 
44/06/06 44/10 Stale2 30.8/CortDiv11/DF     66 
44/06/12 44/06/18     escort garrison convoy from Guadalcanal to Eniwetok   66 
44/06/19 44/07/23 Forage 50.17     66 
44/07/23 44/08 Forage 53/CortDiv11     66 
44/07/23 44/07/29 Forage 53/CortDiv11 escort troop convoy from Eniwetok to Guam   66 
44/07/30 44/08/0?   53/CortDiv11 escort APs from Guam to Eniwetok   66 
44/08/0? 44/08/20     Eniwetok   66 
44/08/20 44/09/06     Seeadler Harbor, Manus   66 
44/10 44/11/20 King2 30.8/CortDiv11/DF     66 
44/11/20 44/12/13     sail from Manus to San Francisco   66 
44/12/13 45/02??     Terminal Island Shipyard - overhaul   66 
45/04/1? 45/06/09     escort convoy AKs, APs from P.H. to Marshalls > Ulithi   66 
45/04/23 45/05/1?     P.H.   66 
45/06/09 45/09/16     escort duty between Ulithi, Marshalls, Marianas   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1972/11/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 3 Battle Stars
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