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DMS-18 Hamilton
United States Navy high-speed minesweeper
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
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Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, Cal.
1919/01/15 1919/11/07 1946/11/21
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Namesake: 1 Battle Star
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42-43: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/12/08       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
43/12/08 43/12/16     sail Panama > San Diego   66 
44/01 44/02 Flint       66 
44/02 44/03     Noumea   66 
44/03/0? 44/03/1? Brewer 76 land Admiralty Islands   66  86 
44/03/02   Brewer 76.2.3     121 
44/04/1? 44/04/2 Persec 77 land Aitape  
44/05/29 44/07/2? Forage 52.13/Unit1    
44/08 44/09     P.H. - repairs   66 
44/09/0? 44/09/2? Stale2 32/MineGrp land Peleliu   66 
44/10/10 44/10/31 King2 77.5     66 
44/10/31 44/12/23     Seeadler Harbor, Manus - availability, repairs   66 
44/12/23 45/02/01 Mike1 77.6     66 
45/02/01 45/02/0?     sail Luzon > Saipan   66 
45/02/1? 45/02/27 Detach 52??     66 
45/02/18   Detach 52?? help damaged Gamble   66 
45/03/07 45/03/10 Detach   arrived Iwojima area escortin convoy   66 
45/03/07       rescued 11 men from B-29 en route Eniwetok   66 
45/03/10 45/03/25     sail Iwojima > Eniwetok > P.H.   66 
45/03/25 45/04/01?     P.H.   66 
45/04/01? 45/04/08     sail P.H. > San Francisco   66 
45/04/08 45/05/06     San Francisco - drydocked  
45/05/06 45/08/01?     minesweeping experiments off California   66 
45/08/01? 45/10/16     San Diego   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: ex DD-141, 41/10/17 > DMS-18, 45/05/06 > AC-111
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 9 Battle Stars, NUC
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