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DMS-29 Butler
United States Navy high-speed minesweeper
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Bristol - . .
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
1942/02/12 1942/08/15 1948/01/10
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Namesake: MajGen Smedley D. Butler (USMC) *1881/07/30, +1940/06/21 Spanish War - aboard cruiser New York, 1914 CMH for action in Veracruz, 1915 2nd CMH for service at Haiti, DSM (both Army and Navy) for service in France during WWI
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42-43: Ms 22, 45: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
45/01/1?     MineRon20 joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
45/01/2? 45/03/2?     P.H., Ulithi - training   66 
45/03/19 45/05/25 Iceber 52.2/MineRon2     66 
45/04/28   Iceber 52.2/MineRon2 damage(kami) 20 nm SW of Kerama Retto (26-00N, 127-00E)   66 
45/05/25   Iceber 52.2/MineRon2 disable(kami) at Nakagusuku Bay, Okinawa (26-12N, 127-50E) - 15 WIA   66  86  85
45/05/26 45/08??     Kerama Retto - repairs   66 
45/08/26       west coast   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: DD-636, 44/11/15 > DMS-29
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 4 Battle Stars, NUC (Okinawa)
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