file created: 12/07/02 01:02:22 , last update: 12/22/00
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DE-413 Samuel B. Roberts
United States Navy destroyer escort
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
John C. Butler 1943/12/06
Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Tex.
1944/01/20 1944/04/28 1944/10/25
sunk
Namesake: CX Samuel B. Roberts Jr.*1921/05/12 KIA 42/09/28 in landing craft off Guadalcanal
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 44: Ms 32/22d / Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/07/27       joinPac - Panama Canal   81 
44/08/10 44/08/21     P.H. - training exercises   81 
44/08/21 44/08/30     escort convoy P.H. > Eniwetok (with William C. Cole and Melvin R. Nawman)   81  66 
44/09/02 44/09/10     escort convoy Eniwetok > P.H.   81 
44/09/10 44/09/21     P.H. - training   81 
44/09/21 44/09/30     escort convoy P.H. > Eniwetok   81 
44/10/10 44/10/25 King2 77.4.3    
44/10/25   King2 77.4.3 xSamar -sunk(IJN)  

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 1 Battle Star Presidential Unit Citation for Taffy 3
Notice: nickname "Sammy B"