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DE-307 Finnegan
United States Navy destroyer escort
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Evarts - . .
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, Cal.
1944/02/22 1944/08/19 1946/06
scrap
Namesake: Ens Finnegan
TTD differences from class:Ms 32/21D
Camouflage: 44: Ms 32/21d


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/11/08 44/12/11     P.H. - submarine training duty   66 
44/12/11 44/12/20     escort rtansport from P.H. to Midway, then sail back   66 
44/12/20 45/01/09     P.H. - submarine training duty   66 
45/01/09 45/01/2?     escort LST's and PC's convoy from P.H. to Saipan   66 
45/02/15 45/03/01 Detach   Iwojima - transport screen duty, ASW   66 
45/02/19   Detach   damaged in collision with LCI-627 120 nm S of Iwojima (22-46N, 141-19E)   85 
45/02/26   Detach   sinking I-370 120 nm S of Iwojima (22-45N, 141-27E)   66  85 
45/03/01 45/03/16 Detach   escort assault troop from Iwojima to Esp. Santo   66 
45/03/25 45/04/09 Iceber 56.6     66 
45/04/09 45/07/10 Iceber   Okinawa - ASW, RP, screening duty   66 
45/04/12   Iceber CortDiv61/DF     81 
45/05/20   Iceber CortDiv61/DF sinking miniSS off Okinawa  
45/07/1? 45/09/16     Philippines - local escort and patrol duty   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1945/12/19 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 3 Battle Stars
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