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DM-33 Gwin II
United States Navy destroyer minelayer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Allen M. Sumner - 1943/10/31
Bethlehem Steel Co., San Pedro, Cal. 		1944/04/09 1944/09/30 1971/08/15
sold
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 44: Ms 32/15d, 45: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/12/2? 45/01/03     sail from California to P.H.   66 
45/01/03 45/01/10?   MineRon3/SF     66 
45/01/10 45/01/20     sail from P.H. to Saipan   66 
45/01/21 45/01/27   94/MineRon3/SF shell Iwojima   66 
45/02 45/02/23     PHNY - overhaul   66 
45/02/23 45/03/0?     sail from P.H. to Eniwetok   66 
45/03/19 45/04 Iceber 52     66 
45/04 45/08/20 Iceber   Okinawa - RP, screen, minesweeing duty   66 
45/05/04   Iceber   damage(kami) 50 nm W of Kerama Retto (26-13N, 126-22E)   66 
45/08/20 45/08/27   38 occupation duty   66 
45/08/27 45/08/29   31.2 sweep Sagami Wan   66  81 
45/08/29 45/09/01     Tokio Bay   66 
45/09/02       Tokio Bay - surrender ceremony   81 
71       sold to Turkey > Muavenet  

Ship status, hull number changes...: ex DD-772, 1969/01/01 > MMD-33, 1971/10/22 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 4 Battle Stars, NUC (Okinawa RP duty)
Notice: sold to Turkey > Muavenet; 1992 struck, scrapped after heavily damaged by Sea Sparrow Missile fired by accident by USS Saratoga CV-60 during NATO exercise