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DE-184 Wesson
United States Navy destroyer escort
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Cannon - 1943/07/29
Federal Shipb. & Drydock Co., Newark, N.J. 		1943/10/17 1943/11/11 1951/01/10
sold
Namesake: Ltjg Morgan Wesson, KIA 42/11/13 onboard Atlanta
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 45: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/01/19       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
44/01/19 44/02/01     sail from Panama to P.H.   66 
44/02/01 44/02/1?     P.H. - repairs, training   66 
44/02/1? 44/02/18     escort convoy from P.H. to Marshalls   66 
44/02/18 44/02/19     detached from convoy, sail to Roi   66 
44/02/19 44/03/04     Roi Is., Kwajalein Atoll - patrol duty   66 
44/03/04 44/03/07     Majuro   66 
44/03/07 44/03/13     escort (with Steele) APA Cambria from Majuro to P.H.   66 
44/03/13 44/03/20     P.H. - minor repairs, provisioning   66 
44/03/20 44/03/31     escort s/s Meteor from P.H. to Tarawa   66 
44/04/01 44/04/10     escort AO Pecos from Tarawa to P.H.   66 
44/04/10 44/04/29     P.H. - torpedo and ASW exercises   66 
44/04/29 44/05/13     escort Preble from P.H. to Majuro, then sail back to P.H.   66 
44/05/13 44/05/27     P.H. - repairs, ASW exercises   66 
44/05/27 44/06/03     sail from P.H. to Majuro   66 
44/06/06          
44/06/06 44/07/11 Forage 50.17     66 
44/07/11 44/07/16     Eniwetok   66 
44/07/16 44/07/31     fueling and mail duty   66 
44/07/31       arrived Saipan escorting AO Patuxent   66 
44/08/01 44/08/05     sail from Saipan to Eniwetok   66 
44/08/05 44/09/02     Eniwetok - upkeep, availability   66 
44/08/29 44/08/30     Eniwetok - Drydocked to repaint underwater hull   66 
44/09/02 44/09/10   30.8 escort Sitkoh Bay and Barnes from Eniwetok to Manus   66 
44/09/10 44/10 Stale2 30.8     66 
44/09/22 44/09/29 Stale2 30.8 escort (with Mitchell) AO Guadalupe from Manus to Palaus   66 
44/09/29 44/10/01 Stale2 30.8 sail form Palaus to Manus   66 
44/10/04 44/10/26 King2 30.8.? screen Nehenta Bay, Steamer Bay, Sitkoh Bay, Nassau   66 
44/10/26 44/11/01     Manus   66 
44/11/01 44/11/05     escort IX-111 Armadillo from Manus to Ulithi   66 
44/11/05 44/11/16     Ulithi - firing practice, fueling exercises   66 
44/11/16 44/11/29 King2 30.8    
44/12/0? 44/12/2?   30.8.12 typhoon   70 
44/12/2? 45/01/0?     ULithi - drydock - repairs (sonar gear)   66 
44/12/20 44/12/2?   30.8.14 escort Kwajalein to Guam   66 
45/01/0? 45/01/07     Ulithi - repairs, inspections   66 
45/01/07 45/01/26 Mike1 30.8     66 
45/01/07 45/01/13 Mike1 30.8.? escort AOs from Ulithi to Leyte   66 
45/01/14 45/01/15 Mike1 30.8 escort AO Housatonic from Leyte to Lingayen Gulf   66 
45/01/19 45/01/26 Mike1 30.8 escort AO Housatonic from Leyte to Ulithi   66 
45/01/26 45/02/05     Ulithi   66 
45/02/05 45/02/1?   CortDiv44 sail from Ulithi to Guam > Saipan   66 
45/02/1? 45/02/26 Detach 52.2     66 
45/02/2? 45/03/21     Ulithi   66 
45/03/21 45/05 Iceber 54.1.6     66 
45/03/26   Iceber 54.1.6 attacking submarine off Okinawa   66 
45/04/07   Iceber 54.1.6 damage(kami) 9 nm NE of Ie-Shima, Okinawa Gunto (26-48N, 127-55E) - 7 KIA, 1 MIA,23 WIA   66  85 
45/04/07 45/04/10     Kerama Retto - repairs   66 
45/04/11 45/04/17     sail from Kerama Retto to Saipan   66 
45/04/24 45/05/17     sail from Saipan to San Francisco   66 
45/05/17 45/06/25     MINY - repairs   66 
45/07/03 45/07/13?     San Diego - refresher training   66 
45/07/13? 45/07/21     sail from San Diego to P.H.   66 
45/07/21 45/08/14     P.H. - exercises   66 
45/08/14 45/08/22     sail from P.H. to Eniwetok   66 
45/08/22 45/08/28     escort 3 APAs from Eniwetok to Ulithi   66 
45/08/28 45/09/01     escort 8-ship convoy from Ulithi to Leyte   66 
45/09/01 45/09/05     San Pedro Bay, Leyte   66 
51/01       sold to Italia > F-592 Andromeda  

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 7 Battle Stars
Notice: sold to France > F-592 Andromeda