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DE-168 Amick
United States Navy destroyer escort
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Cannon - 1942/11/30
Federal Shipb. & Drydock Co., Newark, N.J.
1943/05/27 1943/07/26 1976/09
sold
Namesake: Ens Eugene Earle Amick, * 1919/01/26 KIA 42/08/09 onboard Astoria
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
45/06/10     CortDiv15 joinPac   66 
45/06/10 45/06/29   CortDiv15 sail from Panama to San Diego > P.H.   66 
45/06/29 45/07/15?     P.H. - training   66 
45/07/15? 45/07/2?     sail from P.H. to Saipan   66 
45/07/2? 45/08/16   94.7.2 escort duty   66 
45/08/19 45/09/03   94.6.1     66 
45/09/01     94.6.1 N Palaus - surrender ceremony   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 55-75 loaned to Japan (Asahi),75/01/06 returned>FF-168,75/06/15 struck from
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...):
Notice: sold to Republic of the Philippines