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DE-183 Samuel S. Miles
United States Navy destroyer escort
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Cannon - 1943/07/05
Federal Shipb. & Drydock Co., Newark, N.J.
1943/10/03 1943/11/04 1950/08/12
sold
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/01/2?       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
44/02/16       arrived Marshalls   66 
44/04/11 44/05 Reckle 50.17     66 
44/06 44/08 Forage 50.17     66 
44/09 44/10/28 Stale2 30.7 HKG   70 
44/10/03   Stale2 30.7 sinking/prob I-177 60 nm NNE of Angaur (07-48N, 133-28E)   70  85 
45/02 45/03 Detach 51??     66 
45/04/11   Iceber 54.1.6 damage(kami) at Kerama Retto (26-12N, 127-20E) - 1KIA   66  85 
45/05?? 45/07?? Iceber 32.1     66 
45/07 45/09     west coast - overhaul   66 
50/08       sold to France > F-717 Arabe  

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1950/09/26 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 8 Battle Stars
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