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DE-264 Elden
United States Navy destroyer escort
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Evarts -
Boston Naval Shipyard, Boston, Mass.
1943/04/06 1943/08/04 1947/07/12
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Namesake: Lt Ralph W. Elden, XO Hammann, KIA 42/06/06
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/11/0?       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
43/11/0? 43/11/17     sail from Panama to P.H.   66 
43/11/17 44/03/30     P.H. - ASW and submarine training, screen 5thFlt refueling groups   66 
44/03/30 44/05     E Marshalls - HKG   66 
44/06/01 44/06/30? Forage   screen convoy from P.H. to Eniwetok, then patrol off Tinian   66 
44/07/0? 44/07/1?     Eniwetok - ASW patrol   66 
44/07/1? 44/08/1? Forage   land Tininan, Guam   66 
44/08/26 44/10 Stale2 30.8     66 
44/09/02   Stale2 30.8.? refueled TG 38.2   125 
44/10 44/11/16 King2 30.8     66 
44/11/16 45/01     P.H. - overhaul, amphibious and ASW training   66 
45/01 45/02     screen 2 convoys from P.H. to Eniwetok   66 
45/03/07 45/03/20 Detach   Iwojima - patrol duty   66 
45/04 45/06     west coast - overhaul   66 
45/07/1? 45/07/21     sail from west coast to Ulithi   66 
45/07/21 45/09   30.8    

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 6 Battle Stars
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