file created: 12/07/02 00:39:49 , last update: 07/25/02
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DMS-9 Chandler
United States Navy high-speed minesweeper
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
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William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding, Philadelphia,
1919/03/19 1919/09/05 1946/11/18
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Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 41: Ms 1, 45: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07 41/12/09   BatForPac/MineRon2/MineDiv5 & TF 5 off Johnston Is   66  114 
41/12/09 42/06/30     P.H. - escort convoys to San Francisco, Palmyra, Christmas, Midway   66 
42/07/27     8 damage(collision with Lamberton) en route for Aleutians   66 
42/08/11 42/09/27     MINY - repairs   66 
42/10/05 43/10   8/16/51 Aleutians   66 
43/05 43/06 Landcr 51/MineGrp/MineRon2/MineDiv5 land Attu   85  81 
43/08/10 43/08/20 Cotta 16/DMSGrp/MineRon2     85 
43/11 43/12     San Francisco - ?? overhaul ??, training   66 
44/01/01 44/02 Flint 51? P.H.   66 
44/02/17 44/03/06 Catch 53 or 54     66 
44/05/29 44/07/24 Forage 52.13/Unit2    
44/06/21   Forage 52.13/Unit2 sinking/shar(Newcomb) I-185 90 nm ENE of Saipan (15-50N, 145-08E)   66  85 
44/07/23   Forage   damaged by fire 16 nm WSW of Garapan, Saipan (15-08N, 145-28E)   85 
44/08/27 44/08/27     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
44/10 44/10/25 King2 77.5/MineRon2     66 
44/10/25 44/11/0?     sail Leyte > Manus   66 
44/11/0? 44/12/30?     Seeadler Harbor, Manus   66 
45/01/02   Mike1 77.6/MineRon2     66 
45/01/06 45/01/10 Mike1 77.6/MineRon2 lifeguard from Hovey   66 
45/01/10 45/02/1? Mike1 77 convoy escort duty   66 
45/02/16 45/02/28 Detach       66 
45/04 45/06     west coast - overhaul   66 
45/06/05       > AG-108   66 
45/07 45/09     target towing duty - P.H. , San Diego   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: ex DD-206, 40/11/19 > DMS-9, 45/06/05 >AG-108
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 8 BattleStars
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