file created: 12/07/02 00:51:26 , last update: 05/31/02
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DE-744 Kyne
United States Navy destroyer escort
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Cannon - 1943/04/16
Wester Pipe & Steel Co., Los Angeles
1943/08/15 1944/04/04 1973/11/01
sold
Namesake: Ens Elder Francis Kyne *1910/06/04 KIA onboard Astoria 1942/08/09 in Savo Island Battle
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/05/11 44/05/12     exercises out of San Diego (with Denver and Rall)   88 
44/05/14       San Diego   88 
44/05/17 44/05/19     exercises out of San Diego (with Denver)   88 
44/05/21 44/05/22     San Diego   88 
44/05/30 44/06/01     San Diego   88 
44/06/?       P.H. - training, escort duty   66 
44/06/06       Los Angeles - sail to P.H. to join PacFlt   66 
44/08/12       escort transports from P.H. to Seeadler Harbor, Manus   66 
44/09/15 44/09/20     escort transports from Seeadler Harbor to Peleliu   66 
44/09/20       escort convoy with wounded marines from Peleliu   66 
44/10/19 44/11/30 King2 30.8     66 
44/11/10       damaged by AE-11 Mount Hood explosion in Seeadler Harbor, Manus   85 
44/12/01 44/12/30 Love3 30.8 land Mindoro   66 
44/12/30 45/01/25 Mike1 30.8     66 
45/02/08 45/03/05 Detach 50.8     66 
45/03/05 45/03/25     Ulithi   66 
45/03/25 45/05/21 Iceber 50.8     66 
45/06/02 45/06/18     San Pedro Bay - sail for Balikpapan landing   66 
45/06/18 45/07/06 Oboe6 78.4.1 land Balikpapan   66  21 
45/07/06 45/08   30.8 raid - Home Islands   66 
45/08/2? 45/09   35.80     66 
45/08/28     35.80 Tokio Bay   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 6 Battle Stars
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