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DE-586 Lough
United States Navy destroyer escort
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Rudderow - 1943/12/08
Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc., Hingham, Mass.
1944/01/22 1944/05/02 1970/10
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Namesake: Ens John Cary Lough, NC, USN, pil. VS-6; *1915/11/22, MIA 1942/06/04 x Midway
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 44: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/10       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
44/10 44/11/01     sail from Panama to Esp. Santo   66 
44/11/10 44/11/25   77 escort VAdm Kinkaid from Hollandia to San Pedro Bay, Leyte   66 
44/11/20 44/11/25     escort (with Daniel A. Joy) Wasatch from Humboldt Bay to Leyte   66 
45/01/31   Mike6 78.2 land Nasugbu Bay, Luzon - attacked by Shinjo boats, rescued PC-1129 survivors   66 
45/0731 45/08/07     escort (with Metivier) AO Winooski from Leyte to fueling point, then escort convoy to Okinawa   81 
45/08/24 45/11/28     escort duty Manila <> Okinawa   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1969/11/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 3 Battle Stars
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