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DM-17 Montgomery
United States Navy destroyer minelayer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
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Newport News Shipb. & Dry Dock Co., Newp. News
1918/03/23 1918/07/26 1946/03/11
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Namesake: RAdm John B. Montgomery (1794-1873)
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 43: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     BatForPac/MineRon1/MineDiv2 P.H. > search for IJN   81  114 
41/12/1? 42/04     P.H. - ASW duty   66 
42/04 42/09     Solomons - minelaying duty   66 
42/09/22 42/11/12     Aleutians   66 
42/12 43/08     Solomons - minelaying duty   66 
43/02/01     66.?/GF lay minefield between Savo Is. and Cape Esperance   66  85 
43/08/24 43/08/26   34.4 Guadalcanal - lay minefield   66 
43/08/26       disable(collision with Preble) off Guadalcanal - lost 20 feet of bow   66 
43/08/26 43/10/01     Port Purvis, Tulagi, Esp. Santo - temporary repairs   66 
43/09/29 43/09/30     Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/01 43/10/19     sail Esp. Santo > San Francisco   66 
43/10/19 43/12     San Francisco - repairs   66 
43/12/08 44/02/05     2 escort trips San Francisco <> Hawaii   66 
44/03/17 44/04/04     defensive minelaying around Kwajalein   66 
44/05       convoy escort to Majuro   66 
44/06/15       departed P.H.   88 
44/06/25       attacking submarine contact   66 
44/06/28 44/07/16     escort trip to Eniwetok   66 
44/08 44/09/06     Tulagi   66 
44/08/24 44/08/29     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
44/09/06 44/10/17 Stale2 32 land Peleliu, Angaur   66 
44/09/12   Stale2 32 sweep mines between Angaur and Peleliu   85 
44/09/21 44/10/17 Stale2 33.13.1 sweep Ulithi   85 
44/10/17       disable(floating mine) off Ngulu Is., Palau (10-56N, 125-12E) - 4 KIA   66  85 
44/11 45/01/12     Ulithi - temporary repairs   66 
45/01/12 45/02/14     sail Ulithi > San Francisco   66 
45/04/23       Sam Francisco - decommissioned   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: ex DD-121, 1931/01/05 > DM-17
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 4 Battle Stars
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