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DE-533 Howard F. Clark
United States Navy destroyer escort
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| John C. Butler | Boston Naval Shipyard, Boston, Mass. | 1943/11/08 | 1944/05/25 | 1973/09/06
scrap | |
| Namesake: Ltjg Howard F. Clark - pil. VF-3 | |||||
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| Camouflage: 44: Ms 31/26d | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 44/08/2? | joinPac - Panama Canal | 66 | |||
| 44/08/2? | 44/09/18 | sail from Panama to San Diego > P.H. | 66 | ||
| 44/09/18 | 44/12/11 | P.H. - battle maneuvers, exercises, training, carrier screening | 66 | ||
| 44/10/14 | damaged in collision with Saratoga during maneuvers off Oahu | 85 | |||
| 44/12/11 | 44/12/22 | sail from P.H. to Manus | 66 | ||
| 44/12/22 | 44/12/27 | Manus | 66 | ||
| 44/12/27 | 45/01/23 | Mike1 | 77.4.1 | 70 | |
| 45/01/23 | 45/02/01 | Ulithi | 66 | ||
| 45/02/01 | 45/03/10 | Detach | 50.8 | 66 | |
| 45/03/10 | 45/03/21 | Ulithi | 66 | ||
| 45/03/21 | 45/03/28 | Iceber | escort LST's from Ulithi to Kerama Retto | 66 | |
| 45/03/28 | 45/05/28 | Iceber | 50.8 | 66 | |
| 45/04/13 | 45/04/22 | 50.8 | Ulithi | 66 | |
| 45/04/22 | 45/05/06 | Iceber | 50.8 | TF 58 refuel | 66 |
| 45/05/06 | 45/05/09 | Iceber | 50.8 | escort Missouri from Okinawa to Ulithi | 66 |
| 45/05/28 | 45/06/13 | Iceber | 30.8 | 66 | |
| 45/06/13 | 45/06/22 | Guam | 66 | ||
| 45/07/03 | 45/09/07 | 30.8 | 66 | ||