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DE-201 James E. Craig
United States Navy destroyer escort
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Buckley -
Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, S.C.
1943/07/22 1943/11/01 1969/02
target
Namesake: LtCdr James E. Craig
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 45: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/01/14       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
44/01/14 44/01/27     escort s/s Azalea City from Panama to Bora Bora   66 
44/01/28 44/02/06     escort s/s Azalea City from Bora Bora to Esp. Santo (typhoon en route)   66 
44/02/13 44/02/16     escort 7 merchants from Esp. Santo to Guadalcanal   66 
44/02/23 44/02/2?     escort 2 merchants from Guadalcanal to Esp. Santo   66 
44/03/15 44/03/30? Desec 50.17/CortDiv37     66 
44/03/31 44/04/02   CortDiv37 sail from Esp. Santo to Tulagi   66 
44/04/05 44/04/07   CortDiv37 sail from Tulagi to Milne Bay   66 
44/04/26 44/05/03     escort convoy from Cape Sudest to Humboldt Bay   66 
44/05/03 44/05/05     escort empty ships from Humboldt Bay to Cape Sudest   66 
44/05/13 44/05/17     sail from Cape Sudest to Aitape > Humboldt Bay   66 
44/05/17   Straig 75/CortDiv37 land Wakde   66  81 
44/05/17 44/05/27     Humboldt Bay - patrol and escort duty   66 
44/05/27       shell Wakde   66 
44/05/27 44/05/31     sail from Wakde to Humboldt Bay > Cape Cretin   66 
44/06/06       Humboldt Bay   66 
44/06/12       land Biak   66 
44/06/12 44/06/14     sail from Biak to Humboldt Bay   66 
44/06/14 44/06/17     sail from Humboldt Bay to Cape Cretin   66 
44/06/2? 44/07     New Guinea - escort and ASW duty   66 
44/07/11 44/07/12     shell Sawar   66 
44/07/18 44/07/23     escort convoy from Noemfoor Is. to Biak > Humboldt Bay   66 
44/07/23 44/08     Madang Harbor - overhaul  
44/08       from Cape Cretin to Wakde - coastal escort duty   66 
44/09 44/10/11     between Cape Cretin, Manus, Humboldt Bay - escort, ASW duty   66 
44/10/11 44/10/18     escort convoy from Ulithi to Peleliu   66 
44/10/18 44/10/2?     Peleliu - ASW duty   66 
44/10/25 44/11/1?     Seeadler Harbor, Manus - repairs   66 
44/11/14 44/11/17     Humboldt Bay   66 
44/11/17 44/11/24 King2   escort convoy from Humboldt Bay to Leyte   66 
44/11/24 44/11/2?     escort convoy back from Leyte to Palaus > Humboldt Bay   66 
44/11/3? 44/12/10     Humboldt Bay - tender (AD-3 Dobbin) availability   66 
44/12/10 44/12/28     Humboldt Bay - AA, night torpedo drills   66 
44/12/28 45/01/01 Mike1 77/AOGrp/CortDiv37     66 
45/01/01 45/01/04 Mike1 77.2/CortDiv37     66 
45/01/04 45/01/05 Mike1 77/AOGRP/CortDiv37 escort AOs from Lingayen to Mangarin Bay, Mindoro   66 
45/01/04   Mike1   helping disabled Ommaney Bay   66 
45/01/04 45/01/14     Mangarin Bay, Mindoro - patrol and ASW duty   66 
45/01/14 45/02/05     Mangarin Bay, Mindoro - AA duty   66 
45/02/05 45/02/2?     San Pedro Bay, Leyte - repairs   66 
45/03/02       Humboldt Bay   66 
45/03/03 45/03/10     sal from Humboldt Bay to Kossol Roads > Leyte   66 
45/03/14 45/05/21     escort duty - Leyte, Manila Bay, Manus, Humboldt Bay, Kossol Roads   66 
45/05/21 45/05/24     sail from Leyte to San Fernando Harbor, Lingayen Gulf   66 
45/05/24 45/08/13     Luzon - ASW and escort duty   66 
45/08/13 45/08/27     Manila Bay - ASW duty   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1968/06/30 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 4 Battle Stars
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