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DMS-13 Hopkins
United States Navy high-speed minesweeper
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
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New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, N.J. 		1920/06/26 1921/03/21 1946/11/08
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Namesake: Esek Hopkins
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/05 41/12/09   3     66 
41/12/07     BatForPac/MineRon2/SF & TF 3 off Johnston Is   66  114 
41/12/1? 42/07     P.H. - patrol duty   66 
42/04/15 42/04/25   15.2 escort convoy P.H. > San Pedro, Cal.   66 
42/08   Watch 62/MineRon2/SF     66 
42/08/09   Watch 62/MineRon2/SF assist in Astoria salvage effort   66 
42/09 43/02     Guadalcanal - transport, minesweeping, supply duty   66 
43/02/19? 43/02/25 Clean 64/FF     66 
43/06/26 43/07 Toena 31.3.11/UF     66 
43/07/01   Toena 31.3.11/UF bring supplies to Viru Is  
43/07/09 43/07/10     Port Purvis, Florida Is. and Tulagi   88 
43/07/15       Port Purvis, Florida Is. and Tulagi   88 
43/10/26       Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/10/28 43/10/29     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/10/30 43/11 Shoe2 31/MineRon2/SF land Bougainville   66 
43/11 44/05     Solomons - ASW, patrol, minesweeping duty   66 
43/11/28 43/11/29     Esp. Santo   88 
43/12/04 43/12/10     Esp. Santo   88 
44/05/29 44/08 Forage 52.13/Unit1/MineRon2    
44/08 44/10?     PHNY - overhaul   66 
44/12/27 45/01/15 Mike1 77.6/MineRon2     66 
45/01/07   Mike1 77.6/MineRon2 helping sinking Palmer   66 
45/01/2? 45/02/     Eniwetok   66 
45/02/ 45/03/06 Detach       66 
45/03/1   Iceber       66 
45/05/04   Iceber   damage(kami) off Okinawa (26-32N, 126-58E)   85 
45/06/10? 45/08/15     San Pedro Bay, Leyte   66 
45/08/28 45/08/30   31.2 swept Tokio Bay entrances   66  81 
45/08/30 45/10/10     Tokio Bay  
45/09/02       Tokio Bay - surrender ceremony   81 

Ship status, hull number changes...: ex DD-249, 40/05 > DMS-13
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 10 Battle Stars,2xNUC (Guadalcanal, Lingayen Gulf)
Notice: nickname "Lucky 13"