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DE-749 Roberts
United States Navy destroyer escort
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Cannon - 1943/02/11
Western Pipe & Steel Co., San Pedro, Cal.
1943/11/14 1944/09/02 1971/11
target
Namesake: Ens William W. Roberts - pil. VF-8, VF-72 MIA 42/10/26
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/11/30 44/12/10     sail from San Francisco to P.H.   66 
44/12/10 45/04/27?   12.3 San Francisco - P.H. - Eniwetok Lanes HKG   66 
45/03/01 45/03/18   12.3 search for LtGen Harmon (CinCUSAAFPAc) plane   66 
45/05/12 45/05/1?     screen Nehenta Bay from Ulithi to Okinawa   66 
45/05/16 45/06/01 Iceber 52.1     66 
45/06/01 45/06/05     escort Makin Island from Okinawa to Guam   66 
45/06/05 45/06/27     Guam, Eniwetok   66 
45/06/27 45/08/0?   96.?/HKG HKG with Kasaan Bay   66  81 
45/06/29       attacking SS between Saipan and Eniwetok   66 
45/08/0? 45/08/1?     Guam - drydock ABSD-6   66 
45/09/02       Tokio Bay - surrender ceremony   81 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1968/09/23 struckf rom Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 1 Battle Star
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