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DE-740 Waterman
United States Navy destroyer escort
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Cannon - 1943/02/24
Western Pipe & Steel Co., San Pedro, Cal.
1943/06/20 1943/11/30 1952/02/21
sold
Namesake: AMM1/c Andrew Waterman
TTD differences from class:
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/02/12 44/02/18     sail from San Pedro, Cal. to P.H.   66 
44/02/18 44/03/06     P.H. - training   66 
44/03/06 44/03/24     escort Nassau from P.H. to Majuro > Tarawa > Makin > P.H.   66 
44/03/24 44/04/09     P.H.   66 
44/04/09 44/04/16?     escort (with Bowers) convoy 4152-A from P.H. to Majuro   66 
44/04/16? 44/06/01     Majuro - local escort duty   66 
44/06/01 44/08 Forage 50.17     66 
44/08/08       Eniwetok   88 
44/08/26 44/08/31     sail from Eniwetok to Manus   66 
44/09/0? 44/10/04 Stale2 30.8.7    
44/10/1? 44/11/2? King2 30.8     66 
44/12 44/12/23 Love3 30.8 land Mindoro   66 
44/12/18     30.8 damage(typhoon)   85 
45/01/04 45/02 Mike1 30.8     66 
45/02 45/03/03 Detach 50.8     66 
45/02/17   Detach 50.8 rescue works with AO Patuxent   66 
45/03/22 45/05/28 Iceber 50.8     66 
45/05/28 45/06/1? Iceber 30.8     66 
45/07 45/08/21   30.8     66 
45/08/21 45/09   35.80 Homeland occupation   66 
45/09/02       Tokio Bay - surrender ceremony   81 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1952/04/18 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 8 Battle Stars
Notice: sold to Peru > D-2 Aguirre