USS Lyman K. Swenson (DD 729)

Destroyer of the Sumner class

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Destroyer
Class	Sumner
Pennant	DD 729
Built by	Bath Iron Works (Bath, Maine, U.S.A.)
Ordered
Laid down	11 Sep, 1943
Launched	12 Feb, 1944
Commissioned	2 May, 1944
End service	12 Feb, 1971
Loss position

History	Decommissioned 12 February 1971. Stricken 1 February 1974. Transferred to Taiwan 6 May 1974 and cannibalized for spare parts.

Noteable events involving Lyman K. Swenson include:

31 Jul, 1944
USS Lyman K. Swenson departs Boston bound for the Pacific.

8 Aug, 1944
USS Lyman K. Swenson transits the Panama Canal.

30 Aug, 1944
USS Lyman K. Swenson arrives at Pearl Harbour.

28 Sep, 1944
USS Lyman K. Swenson departs Pearl Harbour.

13 Oct, 1944
USS Lyman K. Swenson arrives at Ulithi.

21 Oct, 1944
USS Lyman K. Swenson departs Ulithi to support the operations of Leyte.

2 Nov, 1944
USS Lyman K. Swenson returns to Ulithi.

5 Nov, 1944
USS Lyman K. Swenson departs Ulithi with TG 38.1 for operations against Luzon.

24 Nov, 1944
USS Lyman K. Swenson returns to Ulithi.

7 Dec, 1944
USS Lyman K. Swenson departs Ulithi with TG 38.2 for operations against Luzon.

24 Dec, 1944
USS Lyman K. Swenson returns to Ulithi.

30 Dec, 1944
USS Lyman K. Swenson departs Ulithi with TG 38.1 for operations against Luzon and Formosa and a raid into the South China Sea.

26 Jan, 1945
USS Lyman K. Swenson returns to Ulithi.

10 Feb, 1945
USS Lyman K. Swenson departs Ulithi with TG 58.1.

4 Mar, 1945
USS Lyman K. Swenson returns to Ulithi.

14 Mar, 1945
USS Lyman K. Swenson departs Ulithi to support the Okinawa landings, once again she sailed with TG 58.1.

30 Apr, 1945
USS Lyman K. Swenson returns to Ulithi.

9 May, 1945
USS Lyman K. Swenson departs Ulithi with TG 58.1.

13 Jun, 1945
USS Lyman K. Swenson arrives at San Pedro Bay, Philippines.

1 Jul, 1945
USS Lyman K. Swenson departs San Pedro Bay, Philippines with TG 38.1.

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