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DE-186 Swearer
United States Navy destroyer escort
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Cannon - 1943/08/12
Federal Shipb. & Drydock Co., Newark, N.J.
1943/10/31 1943/11/24 1950/09/16
sold
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/01/2?       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
44/01/2? 44/02/15     sailfrom Panama to P.H.   66 
44/02/15 44/02/29     P.H. - training, repairs   66 
44/02/29 44/03/08     esocrt convoy from P.H. to Kwajalein > Eniwetok   66 
44/04/11 44/05/09 Reckle 50.17     66 
44/06 44/08 Forage 50.17     66 
44/06/25       arrived Eniwetok   88 
44/09 44/10 Stale2 30.8     66 
44/10 44/11 King2 30.8     66 
44/12/0? 44/12/2? Love3 30.8.12 land Mindoro   66 
44/12/01 44/12/24 Love3 30.8 land Mindoro  
44/12/18     30.8.12 lifeguard after typhoon   70 
44/12/30 45/01/1? Mike1 30.8     66 
45/01/21 45/02/06     Ulithi - repairs, upkeep   66 
45/02/06 45/02/19 Detach   escort troop convoy from Ulithi to Iwojima (via Guam)   66 
45/02/19 45/02/23 Detach   Iwojima - patrol duty in transport area   66 
45/02/2? 45/03/19     San Pedro Bay, Leyte   66 
45/02/23 45/02/2?     sail from Iwojima to Leyte   66 
45/03/19 45/04/0? Iceber 51.1 land Kerama Retto   66  86 
45/04/0? 45/07/05 Iceber   Okinawa - patrol, screen, escort, RP duty   66 
45/05/20   Iceber   damage(planes) off Okinawa  
45/07/05 45/07/12     sail from Okinawa to Eniwetok   66 
45/07/13 45/07/27     sail from Eniwetok to San Diego   66 
45/07/27 44/09     San Diego - overhaul   66 
50/09       sold to France > F-719 Bambara   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1950/10/20 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 9 Battle Stars
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