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DM-25 Shannon
United States Navy destroyer minelayer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Allen M. Sumner - 1944/02/14
Bath Iron Works Co., Bath, Maine
1944/06/24 1944/09/08 1973/05/18
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Namesake: Col Harold D. Shannon, Com USArmyFor, Midway 42/06 KIA ???
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 44: Ms 32/3d


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/11/27       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
44/12/17 44/12/26     sail from San Diego to P.H.   66 
45/01/27 45/03/08 Detach 51.11/MineDiv7/GF,DF     66 
45/03/08 45/03/11?     sail from Iwojima to Ulithi   66 
45/03/19 45/04/04 Iceber 52.2/MineDiv7    
45/04/15 45/06/1? Iceber   Okinawa - RP, screen duty   66 
45/04/29   Iceber   damage(kami) 20 nm SW of Kerama Retto (26-00N, 127-00E)   66 
45/05/04   Iceber   Okinawa/RP10 - tow disabled Aaron Ward II to Kerama Retto   66 
45/05/11   Iceber   sweep Tori shima area   66 
45/05/30 45/06/03 Iceber   sweep Iheya Shima area   66 
45/07/05 45/07 Juneau 39 minesweeping operations off Okinawa, East China Sea   66  85 
45/08/0? 45/08/12     Buckner Bay, Okinawa - availability   66 
45/08/12 45/08/15     Okinawa - minesweeping operations   66 
45/08/2? 45/09     minesweeping operations off Korea   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: ex DD-737, 44/07/19 > DM-25, 69/01/01 > MMD-25,1970/11/01 struck from Navy
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 4 Battle Stars
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