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DMS-7 Howard
United States Navy high-speed minesweeper
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
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Union Iron Works, San Francisco Cal.
1919/04/16 1920/01/29 1946
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07       Chesapeake Bay   66 
43/12       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
43/12/07 44/03/25     San Diego - repairs, training   66 
44/03/25 44/04/24     escort convoy San Diego > P.H. > Majuro > P.H.   66 
44/04/24 44/05/29     P.H. - Forager training   66 
44/05/29 44/08 Forage 52.13/Unit2    
44/08/10 44/09/17?     P.H.   66 
44/09/17? 44/09/24     sail P.H. > Eniwetok   66 
44/09/24 44/10/10        
44/10/10? 44/10/24 King2 77.5     66 
44/10/24 44/11/01?     sail Leyte > Manus  
44/11/01? 44/12/23     Manus - training   66 
44/12/23 44/12/30     sail Manus > Leyte   66 
44/12/30 45/01/02     Leyte   66 
45/01/02 45/01/15 Mike 77.6     66 
45/01/15       Leyte   66 
45/02/05       Ulithi   66 
45/02/17       Tinian   66 
45/02/17 45/03/02 Detach 52?     66 
45/02/24   Detach   damaged by operational casualty off Iwojima   85 
45/03/? 45/04/04     sail Iwojima > Guam > P.H.   66 
45/03/02       Saipan   66 
45/03/2?   Detach   Iwojima - screening duty   66 
45/04/04 45/10     Hawaii - submarine escort, plane gaurd duty   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: ex DD-179, 40/08 > DMS-7, 45/06/05 > AG-106
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 6 Battle Stars
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