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s 6.1-inch (155 mm) shells mostly landed upon her superstructure. One landed amidships, taking out an AA fire director, while the remaining two hit forward, tearing into the torpedo director and shredding the bridge, blowing off two of Evans's fingers and his shirt, and causing the loss of her
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The ships were fitted with two racks, each holding eight 600-pound (270 kg) depth charges and adjacent to them were two storage racks with five depth charges each. Abreast the aft superstructure were six "K-gun" throwers, three on each side, with five 300-pound (140 kg) depth charges. The
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to escort her, right as a 14-inch (356 mm) shell from Kongo landed mere inches from
Johnston (but did not hit her), spraying red dye on the hull. Dashing back to the escort carriers, Commander Evans forced two heavy cruisers out of the engagement without being hit by a single Japanese
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Though Kurita's fleet – by 25 October numbering four battleships, eight cruisers, and 11 destroyers – had been attacked by US submarines and aircraft over the previous two days, TG 77.4 was not made aware of the
Japanese force until Taffy 3's surface radar detected it at 0646.
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and saluted her crew. Of her complement of 327 men, 186 men and officers died. Commander Ernest E Evans was observed abandoning ship in a lifeboat but was never seen again and presumed dead. The remaining 141 men were rescued by
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above the bridge was shortened by six feet (1.8 m). The splinter plating protecting the bridge and the director was also reduced in thickness. In addition, visibility from the bridge was improved by the addition of an open platform connected to the bridge wings.
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pairs fore and after of the superstructure. The fifth mount was positioned on the aft superstructure forward of the aft pair. The guns were controlled by the Mark 37 director. Their anti-aircraft battery depended on the availability of the weapons, but
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had the splinter armor of the bridge reduced from the 0.75-inch armor of the earlier "round bridge" ships to 0.25 inches (6.4 mm). Furthermore, the protective plating of the Mark 37 director was reduced from the earlier 0.75 inches to 0.5 inches.
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s wreck was discovered on 30 October 2019 but was not properly identified until March 2021. Lying more than 20,000 feet (6,100 m) below the surface of the ocean, it was the deepest shipwreck ever surveyed until the 22 June 2022 discovery of
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s had only minimal armor that was intended to protect against shell splinters and fragments. The sides of the propulsion machinery compartments consisted of plates 0.75 inches (19 mm) of
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was ordered to return to the
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s back third undiscovered, if it is even recognizable. Despite that, the bridge is still fully intact and recognizable, with damage from a 6.1-inch (155 mm) shell from
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s engines, cutting her speed to 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph). The remaining 18.1-inch (46 cm) shell hit two thirds down the ship, cutting power to all of
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attacked the submarine with depth charges and sank it after midnight on 17 May. The destroyers resumed their anti-submarine patrols on 18 May, then screened for
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over the next five minutes, striking the cruiser at least 45 times and setting her superstructure on fire. Then, having closed to 10,000 yards (9,100 m),
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line up with accounts of enemy damage (such as a 5-inch (127 mm) destroyer shell plunging into the superstructure and disabling her radio control).
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s remaining 5-inch (127 mm) guns, leaving her completely defenseless and starting a large fire that forced the evacuation of the bridge.
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arrived, she was tasked with investigating a sighting of a
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s crew restored power to the forward main guns. The third was permanently disconnected from fire control and had to be operated manually.
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s secondary battery putting a hole beneath where Evans commanded the ship. Her AA guns are still trained, and several holes in
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engaged a US "cruiser" and fired a single full nine gun broadside. Suddenly, three 18.1-inch (46 cm) shells smashed into
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dispatched three fleets to cut off and destroy the
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fired numerous 6-inch (152 mm) secondary shells, but all missed their mark as
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attacked Roi-Namur, inflicting heavy casualties to the occupying
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could charge the Japanese for a torpedo attack and lay smoke to cover the flotilla's escape. Charging at the enemy,
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s secondary battery made their mark. The damage was initially recorded as three 14-inch (356 mm) shells from
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a bright white and clearly visible, and her hull is buried in the sand up to the waterline. Enemy damage plagues
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began to split apart around two thirds down the ship where she was hit by an 18.1-inch (46 cm) shell from
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in May 1942 and was launched on 25 March 1943. She entered active duty on 27 October 1943 under the command of
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and then turned to hide in her own smoke. The exact number of hits is unknown, but at least one torpedo hit
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arrived on 3 July and returned to patrol duty. When the invasion force was ordered back to Guam on 14 July,
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fired off numerous salvos, but again, not a single Japanese shell hit the American destroyer. In contrast
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off Buka. The destroyers immediately began searching for the vessel and, late on 16 May, discovered it.
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class was greatly increased in size over the older designs. This allowed them to accept additional
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claimed numerous hits with her main and secondary guns on a US "cruiser" at the same exact moment
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again sailed as part of its screen. The fleet arrived four days later. From 21 July to 1 August,
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s 5-inch (127 mm) guns. Hidden in her smoke and a rain squall for the next ten minutes,
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around to follow and support them, in the process exchanging gunfire with the heavy cruiser
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in January and February 1944 and again, after three months of patrol and escort duty in the
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s unarmored hull without exploding. Still, the damage resulted in numerous casualties as
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Newly Released Computer Model of USS Johnston Shipwreck Displays Evidence of Explosions
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turned her fire on the Japanese destroyers, which soon also banked starboard and, with
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riddle the ship, punching into the sides and wrecking her superstructure, and
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to obscure their positions. They were not attacked. Over the next three days,
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12 times and was in turn struck by several 5-inch (127 mm) shells.
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2323:, discovered the remains of what was believed to be
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by US aircraft, turned to starboard and disengaged.
6548:
Fletcher-class destroyers of the United States Navy
2519:
2360:was the deepest discovered shipwreck in the world.
2350:at a depth of 21,180 ft (6,460 m). Until
2258:rolled over and sank. As she sank, the crew of the
838:
5678:was purchased by the Chilean Navy for spare parts)
3912:United States Destroyer Operations in World War II
3909:
3169:The World Wonder'd: What Really Happened Off Samar
2543:
2159:engaged in an intense point blank range duel with
2466:. A/38 gun is 38 times long as its bore diameter.
2075:
1584:trained for carrier escort duty. On 4 September,
1082:. The convoy set sail on 6 February but en route
6529:
3605:
2462:/38 refers to the length of the gun in terms of
631:of 17 feet 9 inches (5.41 m) and
3937:
3946:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
3868:. Anatomy of the Ship. Naval Institute Press.
3709:U.S. Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History
699:Armament, fire control, protection and sensors
6573:World War II shipwrecks in the Philippine Sea
4083:
4069:
2191:engaged the entire squadron, opening fire on
1825:came the older but still capable battleships
1401:as they shelled Japanese coastal guns on the
908:, on 27 October 1943. She then sailed to the
534:
6568:World War II destroyers of the United States
6517:List of destroyers of the United States Navy
2416:as shell holes from numerous destroyers and
1854:
3725:
3711:(Revised ed.). Naval Institute Press.
3681:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
3505:
3469:
3442:
3381:
3332:"Yamato and Musashi Internet Photo Archive"
3306:
3294:
3246:
3191:
3054:
3027:
2983:
2971:
2934:
2898:
2874:
2862:
2501:
1931:fired more than 200 main battery shells at
1192:
4076:
4062:
2032:from her main guns, which over penetrated
1892:would come under fire from several ships.
2399:Gun turret No. 51 on the bow of the wreck
1688:on 1 October 1944. There, on 12 October,
1418:for minor repairs from 27 May to 2 June.
733:20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon cannons
516:was sunk with 187 dead, including Evans.
3979:
3817:
3798:
3768:
3703:
3493:
3457:
3430:
3396:
3318:
3282:
3270:
3258:
3234:
3166:
3112:
3066:
3042:
2959:
2922:
2910:
2850:
2838:
2787:
2733:
2709:
2603:
2591:
2567:
2537:
2513:
2489:
1904:singled out a target, the heavy cruiser
1884:ordered a turn to the northeast so that
1864:
1431:
945:
781:
19:For other ships with the same name, see
3838:
3643:
3583:Naval History and Heritage Command News
3548:
2721:
2080:After turning south to rejoin Taffy 3,
868:Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation
854:, an officer of the US Navy during the
809:on the roof of the Mark 37 director. A
718:in single mounts which were grouped in
716:5 in (127 mm)/38 caliber guns
418:, an officer of the US Navy during the
89:Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation
6530:
3960:
3904:
3882:
3752:US Destroyers 1942–45: Wartime Classes
3749:
3544:
3542:
3517:
3481:
3127:
2886:
2826:
2814:
2799:
2772:
2760:
2748:
2697:
2525:
924:. From 19 November to 1 January 1944,
588:and 2,544 long tons (2,585 t) at
500:flotilla. In what became known as the
449:for American ground forces during the
5421:
4057:
3860:
3732:The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors
3593:from the original on 14 December 2021
3206:
3204:
3202:
3200:
3138:
3136:
3081:
3079:
3077:
3075:
2998:
2996:
2994:
2992:
2579:
2552:
1955:
1917:s 5-inch (127 mm) main battery.
1109:and the other present American ships
942:Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
936:Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
916:into early November. On 15 November,
451:Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
206:376 ft 6 in (114.76 m)
50:
3944:Japanese Cruisers of the Pacific War
3674:Cressman, Robert J. (7 April 2021).
977:and arrived 21 January. From there,
950:Marie S. Klinger, grandniece of Lt.
729:40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors guns
711:-class destroyers consisted of five
541:top-heaviness and stability problems
5422:
5398:DD-523 (Unnamed) – DD-525 (Unnamed)
3539:
1665:
1352:operation between Bougainville and
1147:. From 16 February to 18 February,
592:, roughly 30 percent more than the
531:, sunk during the same engagement.
13:
6553:Maritime incidents in October 1944
3988:. London: Conway. pp. 81–97.
3965:. New York: Simon & Schuster.
3931:
3690:Naval History and Heritage Command
3587:Naval History and Heritage Command
3197:
3133:
3072:
2989:
2372:Starboard bow of the wreck of USS
2304:
1428:Mariana and Palau Islands campaign
1422:Mariana and Palau Islands campaign
1117:resupplied, took on supplies from
954:, at the ceremonial launch of USS
475:Mariana and Palau Islands campaign
214:39 ft 8 in (12.1 m)
14:
6584:
6107:Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
4003:
2937:Last stand of the tin can sailors
1939:fired all 10 of her torpedoes at
671:). The destroyers carried enough
603:In early 1942, the design of the
222:17 ft 9 in (5.4 m)
6403:
6322:
6264:
6219:
6153:
6099:
6031:
5901:
5799:
5766:
5688:
5634:
5520:
5430:
4009:
2392:
2380:
2365:
2356:was discovered on 22 June 2022,
2293:and, for the action at Samar, a
2254:earlier in the battle. At 1010,
2010:sinking a US "cruiser" matching
1769:. These ships formed TU 77.4.3 (
886:and placed under the command of
839:Construction and service history
366:21 in (533 mm) torpedo
52:
31:
6543:2019 archaeological discoveries
3821:Leyte: June 1944 – January 1945
3644:Buckley, Julia (24 June 2022).
3637:
3571:
3518:Werner, Ben (31 October 2019).
3511:
3402:
3350:
3334:. 30 March 2022. Archived from
3324:
3160:
2928:
2609:
2185:approached the other carriers.
970:with a US Navy squadron led by
651:. The turbines produced 60,000
344:5 in (127 mm)/38 guns
3839:Morison, Samuel Eliot (1963).
3818:Morison, Samuel Eliot (1958).
3799:Morison, Samuel Eliot (1958).
2456:
2076:Defense of the escort carriers
1877:at the rear of the formation,
675:to give them a range of 4,490
1:
6563:Shipwrecks of the Philippines
3846:. Little, Brown and Company.
3667:
2582:, pp. 60–61, 64–66, 140.
1535:set sail for Purvis Bay with
831:, the ships used a QC series
647:using steam provided by four
479:liberation of the Philippines
3171:. Nimble Books. p. 78.
2473:
1528:to return to the Marshalls.
1253:on 20 March. She arrived at
649:Babcock & Wilcox boilers
492:-class destroyers, and four
234:Babcock & Wilcox boilers
7:
2935:Hornfischer, James (2005).
2155:s secondary battery, while
1994:was hit. The light cruiser
1356:on 10 May. Two days later,
1290:were dispatched to bombard
1090:clogged and overheated her
1035:for American forces in the
870:'s yard on 6 May 1942. Her
271:(70 km/h; 44 mph)
40:in Seattle, 27 October 1943
10:
6589:
2853:, pp. 160–62, 167–68.
2342:, financed and piloted by
2295:Presidential Unit Citation
2030:armour-piercing ammunition
1669:
1425:
1242:auxiliary floating drydock
1196:
939:
910:Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
535:Design and characteristics
512:and a destroyer squadron,
469:was tasked with escorting
141:Presidential Unit Citation
18:
6512:
6486:
6401:
6320:
6262:
6217:
6151:
6097:
6029:
5899:
5797:
5764:
5686:
5632:
5518:
5428:
5417:
5349:
4094:
3916:. Naval Institute Press.
3782:Little, Brown and Company
3167:Lundgren, Robert (2014).
3088:USS Johnston's Last Stand
2281:
2144:was sunk by gunfire from
1851:, and eleven destroyers.
1741:, to the escort carriers
1696:, which was preparing to
1636:was reassigned to escort
1236:and arrived on 13 March.
1143:, the American attack on
161:
45:
30:
3980:Williams, Mike (2012). "
2686:DANFS: Johnston (DD-557)
2449:
2309:On 30 October 2019, the
2260:Japanese destroyer
1370:Japanese submarine
1199:Solomon Islands campaign
1193:Solomon Islands campaign
1123:, 5 in shells from
496:were engaged by a large
437:and was assigned to the
359:20 mm (0.8 in)
350:40 mm (1.6 in)
5774:Colombian National Navy
5492:Almirante Domecq García
3384:, pp. 264, 272–73.
2901:, pp. 119–23, 126.
2841:, pp. 244, 420–21.
2148:, a heavy cruiser, and
928:put out to sea for her
772:special treatment steel
739:with one mount on each
562:anti-aircraft (AA) guns
256:2 × shafts; 2 × geared
162:General characteristics
6558:Ships built in Seattle
6161:Republic of Korea Navy
5696:Republic of China Navy
2201:cross the squadron's T
1870:
1790:Imperial Japanese Navy
1698:invade the Philippines
1482:77th Infantry Division
1449:
959:
906:Battle of the Java Sea
798:
498:Imperial Japanese Navy
411:. She was named after
378:2 × depth charge racks
154:Sunk 25 October 1944,
4016:USS Johnston (DD-557)
3961:Thomas, Evan (2006).
3861:Raven, Alan (1986) .
3770:Morison, Samuel Eliot
3754:. Osprey Publishing.
3750:McComb, Dave (2010).
3727:Hornfischer, James D.
3676:"Johnston I (DD-557)"
3004:"Johnston I (DD-557)"
2617:"Evans, Ernest Edwin"
2327:at the bottom of the
2278:on 27 November 1944.
1868:
1435:
1203:On 25 February 1944,
1139:was then attached to
1075:destroyer-minesweeper
1033:naval gunfire support
949:
922:San Diego, California
904:which partook in the
785:
617:fire-control director
465:in July. Thereafter,
447:naval gunfire support
4018:at Wikimedia Commons
3938:Lacroix, Eric &
3623:Agence France-Presse
3224:– via YouTube.
3156:– via YouTube.
3099:– via YouTube.
2962:, pp. 250, 252.
2925:, pp. 246, 250.
2606:, pp. 115, 117.
2274:was struck from the
1921:and her sister ship
1692:was assigned to the
1672:Battle of Leyte Gulf
1129:, and fuel oil from
888:Lieutenant Commander
821:surface-search radar
643:that each drove one
615:and the base of the
432:Lieutenant Commander
329:surface-search radar
6425:Clarence K. Bronson
6351:Almirante Ferrandíz
5088:Clarence K. Bronson
4036: /
2540:, pp. 470–472.
2516:, pp. 111–118.
1704:was attached, with
1616:, set sail for the
1439:refueling from the
1308:Bougainville Island
1141:Operation Catchpole
981:sailed to join the
962:On 13 January 1944
829:anti-submarine work
823:were fitted on the
814:early-warning radar
727:was built with ten
320:early-warning radar
6130:Heywood L. Edwards
5053:Heywood L. Edwards
4040:11.767°N 126.150°E
3460:, pp. 273–74.
3445:, pp. 273–75.
3433:, pp. 272–73.
3321:, pp. 267–68.
3273:, pp. 266–67.
3249:, pp. 226–27.
3237:, pp. 262–63.
3194:, pp. 203–05.
3069:, pp. 256–57.
3057:, pp. 185–86.
3030:, pp. 178–80.
2877:, pp. 153–54.
2775:, pp. 396–97.
2000:and the destroyer
1871:
1781:, and sailed into
1620:and the invasions
1488:was ordered, with
1478:1st Marine Brigade
1450:
1265:. On 27–28 March,
975:Jesse B. Oldendorf
960:
884:United States Navy
856:American Civil War
807:fire-control radar
799:
420:American Civil War
405:United States Navy
311:fire-control radar
309:1 × Mk 4 or Mk 12
298:processing systems
6525:
6524:
6482:
6481:
6171:
6117:
6051:
5817:
5706:
5676:Charles J. Badger
5538:
5448:
5011:Charles J. Badger
4775:William D. Porter
4088:-class destroyers
4014:Media related to
3995:978-1-84486-156-9
3972:978-0-7432-5221-8
3866:-class Destroyers
3853:978-0-19-647250-8
3842:The Two-Ocean War
3831:978-0-316-58317-6
3810:978-0-252-07038-9
3791:978-0-316-58307-7
3780:. Vol. VII.
3761:978-1-84603-444-2
3742:978-0-553-80257-3
3358:"Hoel I (DD-533)"
3178:978-1-60888-046-1
2946:978-0-553-38148-1
2865:, pp. 94–95.
2353:Samuel B. Roberts
2329:Philippine Trench
2165:Samuel B. Roberts
2094:Samuel B. Roberts
1819:18.1-inch (46 cm)
1732:Samuel B. Roberts
1716:destroyer escorts
1686:Admiralty Islands
1403:Shortland Islands
1031:as they provided
958:on March 25, 1943
761:Mark 15 torpedoes
623:The ships had an
543:of the preceding
528:Samuel B. Roberts
494:destroyer escorts
384:
383:
6580:
6409:
6407:
6406:
6363:Almirante Valdés
6328:
6326:
6325:
6313:
6270:
6268:
6267:
6225:
6223:
6222:
6164:
6159:
6157:
6156:
6142:Richard P. Leary
6110:
6105:
6103:
6102:
6044:
6037:
6035:
6034:
6022:
5907:
5905:
5904:
5890:Charles Ausburne
5810:
5805:
5803:
5802:
5772:
5770:
5769:
5699:
5694:
5692:
5691:
5679:
5640:
5638:
5637:
5531:
5526:
5524:
5523:
5504:Almirante Storni
5441:
5436:
5434:
5433:
5419:
5418:
5410:DD-549 (Unnamed)
5407:DD-548 (Unnamed)
5404:DD-543 (Unnamed)
5401:DD-542 (Unnamed)
5060:Richard P. Leary
4712:Charles Ausburne
4078:
4071:
4064:
4055:
4054:
4051:
4050:
4048:
4047:
4046:
4041:
4037:
4034:
4033:
4032:
4029:
4013:
3999:
3976:
3957:
3940:Wells II, Linton
3927:
3915:
3906:Roscoe, Theodore
3901:
3879:
3857:
3835:
3814:
3795:
3765:
3746:
3735:. Bantam Books.
3722:
3705:Friedman, Norman
3700:
3698:
3696:
3661:
3660:
3658:
3656:
3641:
3635:
3634:
3632:
3630:
3609:
3603:
3602:
3600:
3598:
3589:. 1 April 2021.
3575:
3569:
3568:
3566:
3564:
3552:(2 April 2021).
3550:Morelle, Rebecca
3546:
3537:
3536:
3534:
3532:
3515:
3509:
3506:Hornfischer 2004
3503:
3497:
3491:
3485:
3479:
3473:
3470:Hornfischer 2004
3467:
3461:
3455:
3446:
3443:Hornfischer 2004
3440:
3434:
3428:
3422:
3421:
3420:
3418:
3406:
3400:
3394:
3385:
3382:Hornfischer 2004
3379:
3373:
3372:
3370:
3368:
3354:
3348:
3347:
3345:
3343:
3338:on 30 March 2022
3328:
3322:
3316:
3310:
3307:Hornfischer 2004
3304:
3298:
3295:Hornfischer 2004
3292:
3286:
3280:
3274:
3268:
3262:
3256:
3250:
3247:Hornfischer 2004
3244:
3238:
3232:
3226:
3225:
3223:
3221:
3208:
3195:
3192:Hornfischer 2004
3189:
3183:
3182:
3164:
3158:
3157:
3155:
3153:
3140:
3131:
3125:
3116:
3110:
3101:
3100:
3098:
3096:
3083:
3070:
3064:
3058:
3055:Hornfischer 2004
3052:
3046:
3040:
3031:
3028:Hornfischer 2004
3025:
3019:
3018:
3016:
3014:
3000:
2987:
2984:Hornfischer 2004
2981:
2975:
2972:Hornfischer 2004
2969:
2963:
2957:
2951:
2950:
2932:
2926:
2920:
2914:
2908:
2902:
2899:Hornfischer 2004
2896:
2890:
2884:
2878:
2875:Hornfischer 2004
2872:
2866:
2863:Hornfischer 2004
2860:
2854:
2848:
2842:
2836:
2830:
2824:
2818:
2812:
2803:
2797:
2791:
2785:
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2689:
2683:
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2613:
2607:
2601:
2595:
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2583:
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2571:
2565:
2556:
2550:
2541:
2535:
2529:
2523:
2517:
2511:
2505:
2502:Hornfischer 2004
2499:
2493:
2487:
2467:
2460:
2441:
2434:
2410:
2396:
2384:
2369:
2221:
2154:
2071:
2064:
2057:
2045:
2038:
2020:Having mistaken
2016:
1977:
1916:
1861:s torpedo charge
1860:
1821:guns. Escorting
1809:Battle off Samar
1676:Battle off Samar
1666:Battle off Samar
1462:Battle of Saipan
1452:On 3 June 1944,
1448:, 12 August 1944
1411:destroyer tender
1405:two days later.
1296:Caroline Islands
1061:with destroyers
995:Marshall Islands
983:ongoing campaign
952:John V. Johnston
930:shakedown cruise
852:John V. Johnston
843:Construction of
745:Mark 51 director
653:shaft horsepower
637:General Electric
522:
502:Battle off Samar
439:US Pacific Fleet
416:John V. Johnston
156:Battle off Samar
122:27 November 1944
79:John V. Johnston
60:
57:
56:
55:
35:
28:
27:
6588:
6587:
6583:
6582:
6581:
6579:
6578:
6577:
6528:
6527:
6526:
6521:
6508:
6502:Allen M. Sumner
6478:
6437:Van Valkenburgh
6404:
6402:
6397:
6356:David W. Taylor
6323:
6321:
6316:
6303:
6293:Almirante Guise
6265:
6263:
6258:
6220:
6218:
6213:
6163:
6154:
6152:
6147:
6109:
6100:
6098:
6093:
6043:
6040:Marina Militare
6032:
6030:
6025:
6012:
5902:
5900:
5895:
5809:
5800:
5798:
5793:
5767:
5765:
5760:
5698:
5689:
5687:
5682:
5673:
5651:Blanco Encalada
5635:
5633:
5628:
5530:
5521:
5519:
5514:
5456:Almirante Brown
5440:
5431:
5429:
5424:
5423:Other operators
5413:
5345:
5004:Van Valkenburgh
4955:Albert W. Grant
4579:David W. Taylor
4090:
4082:
4045:11.767; 126.150
4044:
4042:
4038:
4035:
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3932:Further reading
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3686:Navy Department
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1775:Clifton Sprague
1682:Seeadler Harbor
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1430:
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1251:Solomon Islands
1201:
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1097:Almost as soon
1045:Kwajalein Atoll
1043:sailed for the
987:Japanese Empire
944:
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891:Ernest E. Evans
841:
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539:To rectify the
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455:Solomon Islands
435:Ernest E. Evans
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1726:John C. Butler
1667:
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1458:recapture Guam
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1294:Atoll, in the
1292:Kapingamarangi
1240:docked in the
1234:Espiritu Santo
1209:escort carrier
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3279:
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3255:
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2960:Morison 1958c
2956:
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2907:
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2851:Morison 1958c
2847:
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2839:Morison 1958c
2835:
2828:
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2809:
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2796:
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2788:Morison 1958b
2784:
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2762:
2757:
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2745:
2743:
2735:
2734:Morison 1958a
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2604:Friedman 2005
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2592:Friedman 2005
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2581:
2576:
2569:
2568:Friedman 2005
2564:
2562:
2555:, p. 10.
2554:
2549:
2547:
2539:
2538:Friedman 2005
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2527:
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2514:Friedman 2005
2510:
2504:, p. 52.
2503:
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2199:attempted to
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2166:
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2130:next sighted
2129:
2125:
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2087:
2083:
2073:
2068:
2061:
2054:
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2031:
2027:
2024:for a cruiser
2023:
2018:
2013:
2009:
2005:
2004:
1999:
1998:
1993:
1989:
1985:
1981:
1974:
1970:
1966:
1959:
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1938:
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1618:Palau Islands
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1587:
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1559:Marcus Island
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1272:
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1264:
1260:
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1252:
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1247:
1243:
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1225:
1221:
1220:
1215:
1214:
1210:
1206:
1200:
1190:
1188:
1184:
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1178:
1177:
1172:
1168:
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1151:screened for
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1138:
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1127:
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1046:
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1015:
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1004:
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966:set sail for
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943:
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815:
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721:
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696:
694:
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683:; 5,170
682:
678:
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666:
662:
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655:(45,000
654:
650:
646:
642:
638:
634:
630:
626:
621:
618:
614:
610:
606:
601:
599:
595:
591:
587:
586:standard load
583:
579:
575:
571:
567:
563:
559:
555:
553:
548:
547:
542:
532:
530:
529:
519:
515:
511:
510:capital ships
507:
503:
499:
495:
491:
487:
482:
480:
476:
472:
468:
464:
460:
459:the recapture
456:
452:
448:
444:
440:
436:
433:
429:
425:
421:
417:
414:
410:
406:
402:
399:
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392:
390:
377:
374:
370:
367:
363:
360:
356:
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347:
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341:
340:
339:
336:
335:
330:
327:
323:
321:
318:
314:
312:
308:
306:
302:
301:
300:
295:
294:
290:
287:
286:
282:
278:
275:
274:
270:
266:
263:
262:
259:
255:
252:
251:
245:
242:(45,000
241:
237:
235:
231:
230:
229:
226:
225:
221:
218:
217:
213:
210:
209:
205:
202:
201:
197:
193:
189:
185:
182:
181:
178:
175:
173:
169:
166:
165:
160:
157:
153:
150:
149:
146:
142:
139:
134:
133:
129:
126:
125:
121:
118:
117:
113:
110:
109:
106:25 March 1943
105:
102:
101:
97:
94:
93:
90:
87:
84:
83:
80:
77:
74:
73:
70:
67:
64:
63:
59:United States
49:
44:
39:
34:
29:
26:
22:
6501:
6492:
6472:
6467:
6460:
6455:
6448:
6443:
6436:
6431:
6424:
6419:
6411:Turkish Navy
6391:
6386:
6379:
6374:
6367:
6362:
6355:
6350:
6343:
6338:
6330:Spanish Navy
6309:
6305:
6297:
6292:
6285:
6280:
6253:John Rodgers
6252:
6247:
6240:
6235:
6227:Mexican Navy
6207:
6202:
6195:
6190:
6183:
6178:
6166:
6141:
6136:
6129:
6124:
6112:
6087:
6082:
6075:
6070:
6063:
6058:
6046:
6039:
6018:
6014:
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5877:
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5865:
5860:
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5848:
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5836:
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5754:
5749:
5742:
5737:
5730:
5725:
5718:
5713:
5701:
5675:
5667:
5662:
5655:
5650:
5642:Chilean Navy
5622:
5617:
5610:
5605:
5598:
5593:
5586:
5581:
5574:
5569:
5562:
5557:
5550:
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5533:
5508:
5503:
5496:
5491:
5484:
5479:
5472:
5467:
5460:
5455:
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5392:
5385:
5378:
5371:
5364:
5357:
5339:
5332:
5325:
5318:
5311:
5304:
5297:
5290:
5283:
5276:
5269:
5263:Cassin Young
5262:
5255:
5248:
5242:Norman Scott
5241:
5234:
5227:
5220:
5213:
5206:
5199:
5192:
5185:
5178:
5171:
5164:
5157:
5150:
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5122:
5115:
5108:
5101:
5094:
5087:
5080:
5073:
5066:
5059:
5052:
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5024:
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5010:
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4989:
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4795:
4788:
4781:
4774:
4767:
4760:
4753:
4746:
4740:John Rodgers
4739:
4732:
4725:
4718:
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679:(8,320
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373:depth charge
296:Sensors and
238:60,000
190:(2,134
183:Displacement
171:
145:Battle Stars
111:Commissioned
68:
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25:
21:USS Johnston
6306:La Vallette
5971:Zerstörer 3
5935:Zerstörer 2
5885:Zerstörer 6
5873:Zerstörer 5
5861:Zerstörer 4
5849:Zerstörer 3
5837:Zerstörer 2
5825:Zerstörer 1
5813:Zerstörer 1
5807:German Navy
5726:Chiang Yang
5186:Porterfield
4124:La Vallette
4043: /
3597:31 December
3482:Roscoe 1953
3417:19 February
3367:19 February
3342:19 February
3216:. History X
3128:Roscoe 1953
2887:Rohwer 2005
2827:Roscoe 1953
2815:Rohwer 2005
2800:Rohwer 2005
2773:Roscoe 1953
2761:Roscoe 1953
2749:Rohwer 2005
2698:Rohwer 2005
2626:19 February
2526:McComb 2010
2321:Vulcan Inc.
2173:Gambier Bay
2132:Gambier Bay
2049:gyrocompass
1779:Fanshaw Bay
1763:Kalinin Bay
1759:Gambier Bay
1744:Fanshaw Bay
1651:Gambier Bay
1613:Saginaw Bay
1608:Kalinan Bay
1577:Kalinin Bay
1565:Ommaney Bay
1551:Minneapolis
1515:Minneapolis
1383:, and then
1354:Buka Island
1318:New Georgia
1263:New Ireland
1259:Guadalcanal
1037:Wotje Atoll
920:sailed for
893:, a man of
759:mounts for
720:superfiring
663:(70.0
473:during the
371:6 × single
357:7 × single
342:5 × single
279:6,500
130:"GQ Johnny"
127:Nickname(s)
6538:1943 ships
6532:Categories
6456:İskenderun
6387:Jorge Juan
6248:Cuitláhuac
6236:Cuauhtémoc
5582:Pernambuco
5200:Wedderburn
4418:Abner Read
3668:References
3563:27 January
3531:27 January
3220:4 February
3152:4 February
3095:4 February
3013:4 February
2580:Raven 1986
2553:Raven 1986
2428:, leaving
1783:Leyte Gulf
1767:Kitkun Bay
1714:, and the
1670:See also:
1639:Kitkun Bay
1622:of Peleliu
1604:Petrof Bay
1571:Petrof Bay
1547:Louisville
1426:See also:
1398:Birmingham
1389:Montpelier
1350:minelaying
1339:Montpelier
1255:Purvis Bay
1229:Natoma Bay
1213:Manila Bay
1197:See also:
1182:Louisville
1120:New Mexico
1111:laid smoke
1092:condensers
1073:, and the
1024:battleship
1022:, and the
940:See also:
914:fitted out
860:the laying
849:Lieutenant
413:Lieutenant
288:Complement
253:Propulsion
135:Honors and
98:6 May 1942
6298:Isherwood
6064:Pritchett
6007:Charrette
5954:Navarinon
5854:Wadsworth
5783:Antioquia
5714:Kwei Yang
5702:Heng Yang
5372:Stevenson
5350:Cancelled
5256:Callaghan
4997:John Hood
4976:Ingersoll
4941:Sigourney
4885:Mansfield
4789:Charrette
4458:Hazelwood
4397:Isherwood
4369:Wadsworth
4292:Schroeder
4145:Chevalier
4095:Completed
3525:USNI News
3148:. History
3091:. Yarnhub
2474:Citations
2333:DSV
2226:was then
2003:Kishinami
1879:Commander
1777:, aboard
1771:call sign
1684:, in the
1626:of Angaur
1520:Cleveland
1445:Millicoma
1393:Cleveland
1345:Cleveland
1304:XIV Corps
1246:Waterford
1166:Tennessee
1088:jellyfish
1070:Stansbury
1049:Roi-Namur
902:USS Alden
882:into the
791:Commander
741:broadside
590:deep load
578:long tons
574:displaced
566:torpedoes
526:USS
457:, during
445:provided
428:laid down
401:destroyer
348:5 × twin
188:long tons
177:destroyer
95:Laid down
6449:Cogswell
6420:İstanbul
6368:Converse
6241:Harrison
6179:Chung Mu
6071:Lanciere
5995:Bradford
5978:Sfendoni
5966:Nearchos
5842:Ringgold
5750:Kun Yang
5743:Kimberly
5663:Cochrane
5656:Wadleigh
5618:Maranhão
5461:Heermann
5379:Stockton
5358:Percival
5235:Wadleigh
5193:Stockham
5179:Hopewell
5151:McDermut
5144:Marshall
5081:Chauncey
5025:Dashiell
4969:Cogswell
4962:Caperton
4810:Halligan
4761:Sproston
4733:Harrison
4684:Stoddard
4656:Robinson
4649:Prichett
4642:Morrison
4635:Longshaw
4621:Johnston
4551:Bradford
4509:Sullivan
4465:Heermann
4404:Kimberly
4383:Brownson
4355:Thatcher
4320:Converse
4285:Ringgold
4229:Hutchins
4180:De Haven
4138:O'Bannon
4131:Nicholas
4103:Fletcher
4086:Fletcher
3942:(1997).
3908:(1953).
3886:(2005).
3864:Fletcher
3772:(1958).
3729:(2004).
3707:(2005).
3591:Archived
2464:calibers
2444:Johnston
2430:Johnston
2422:Johnston
2414:Johnston
2406:Johnston
2374:Johnston
2358:Johnston
2348:Johnston
2325:Johnston
2287:Johnston
2272:Johnston
2267:Johnston
2262:Yukikaze
2256:Johnston
2248:Johnston
2240:Johnston
2232:Johnston
2217:Johnston
2205:Johnston
2197:Johnston
2189:Johnston
2177:Johnston
2161:Heermann
2128:Johnston
2118:spotted
2116:Johnston
2112:Johnston
2108:Heermann
2098:Johnston
2090:Heermann
2082:Johnston
2067:Johnston
2060:Johnston
2053:Johnston
2034:Johnston
2026:, Yamato
2022:Johnston
2012:Johnston
1992:Johnston
1969:Johnston
1937:Johnston
1929:Johnston
1912:Johnston
1902:Johnston
1890:Johnston
1886:Johnston
1875:Johnston
1856:Johnston
1805:Johnston
1711:Heermann
1702:Johnston
1690:Johnston
1656:Johnston
1634:Johnston
1630:Johnston
1586:Johnston
1582:Johnston
1533:Johnston
1525:Honolulu
1486:Johnston
1480:and the
1474:Johnston
1470:Johnston
1466:Johnston
1454:Johnston
1437:Johnston
1407:Johnston
1381:Johnston
1366:Johnston
1314:Johnston
1269:and her
1267:Johnston
1238:Johnston
1224:Johnston
1205:Johnston
1187:Johnston
1176:Portland
1160:Colorado
1149:Johnston
1137:Johnston
1126:Ringgold
1115:Johnston
1107:Johnston
1099:Johnston
1084:Johnston
1055:Johnston
1051:Island.
1041:Johnston
1028:Maryland
1007:Santa Fe
1003:cruisers
1001:for the
999:screened
979:Johnston
964:Johnston
956:Johnston
926:Johnston
918:Johnston
898:Cherokee
876:Johnston
845:Johnston
825:foremast
803:Fletcher
795:Johnston
776:Johnston
768:Fletcher
725:Johnston
709:Fletcher
691:and 264
689:officers
673:fuel oil
605:Fletcher
570:Fletcher
558:Fletcher
518:Johnston
514:Johnston
506:Johnston
490:Fletcher
486:Johnston
477:and the
467:Johnston
443:Johnston
424:Johnston
396:Fletcher
391:(DD-557)
389:Johnston
375:throwers
337:Armament
196:standard
172:Fletcher
119:Stricken
103:Launched
75:Namesake
69:Johnston
38:Johnston
6493:Gleaves
6473:Preston
6392:McGowan
6339:Lepanto
6167:Chungmu
6059:Geniere
6015:Claxton
5990:Thyella
5866:Claxton
5830:Anthony
5755:Yarnall
5738:An Yang
5731:Mullany
5719:Twining
5623:Shields
5575:Cushing
5563:Bennett
5558:Paraíba
5485:Stembel
5480:Rosales
5326:Gregory
5319:Colhoun
5298:Monssen
5291:Cushing
5277:Preston
5221:Uhlmann
5207:Picking
5158:McGowan
5109:Gatling
5046:Bennion
5032:Bullard
5018:Colahan
4948:Stembel
4899:Shields
4892:Metcalf
4866:Howorth
4824:Newcomb
4817:Haraden
4719:Claxton
4677:Smalley
4607:Haggard
4537:Yarnall
4530:Twining
4451:Trathen
4432:Mullany
4362:Anthony
4299:Sigsbee
4278:Renshaw
4257:Halford
4250:Stevens
4236:Pringle
4208:Bennett
4152:Saufley
4117:Jenkins
4110:Radford
4031:126°9′E
4028:11°46′N
3695:1 April
3655:24 June
3629:4 April
2244:fantail
2228:strafed
2157:Chikuma
2137:Chikuma
1997:Noshiro
1738:Raymond
1590:Haggard
1503:Halford
1494:Haggard
1379:, then
1377:Haggard
1358:Haggard
1326:Haggard
1300:US Army
1281:Haggard
1257:, near
1132:Suamico
1103:bombers
1064:Haraden
991:Gilbert
989:in the
866:at the
862:of her
751:racks.
707:of the
639:geared
598:Gleaves
554:classes
552:Gleaves
407:during
361:AA guns
353:AA guns
85:Builder
46:History
6408:
6380:Jarvis
6327:
6286:Benham
6281:Villar
6269:
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6158:
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6125:Ariake
6113:Ariake
6104:
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6076:Taylor
6036:
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5942:Lonchi
5923:Conner
5906:
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5570:Paraná
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5509:Cowell
5497:Braine
5473:Dortch
5468:Espora
5435:
5393:Turner
5365:Watson
5333:Little
5312:Porter
5305:Jarvis
5284:Benham
5172:Melvin
5165:McNair
5123:Hickox
5102:Dortch
5095:Cotten
5067:Bryant
4990:Bearss
4920:Braine
4873:Killen
4859:Twiggs
4796:Conner
4768:Wickes
4754:Murray
4705:Aulick
4614:Hailey
4600:Franks
4565:Cowell
4523:Tingey
4505:Putnam
4486:Miller
4479:McCord
4437:Beatty
4376:Walker
4341:Spence
4306:Conway
4271:Philip
4264:Leutze
4243:Stanly
4222:Hudson
4215:Fullam
4173:Taylor
4166:Strong
4159:Waller
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2426:Yamato
2418:Yahagi
2316:Petrel
2282:Awards
2252:Yamato
2236:Yahagi
2224:Yahagi
2213:Yahagi
2209:Yahagi
2193:Yahagi
2182:Yahagi
2169:Yamato
2150:Yamato
2103:Haguro
2092:, and
2041:Yamato
2028:fired
2008:Yamato
1988:Yamato
1973:Yamato
1965:Yamato
1958:Yamato
1949:Suzuya
1945:Kumano
1941:Kumano
1933:Kumano
1924:Suzuya
1919:Kumano
1907:Kumano
1898:Haruna
1894:Nagato
1847:, two
1843:, six
1840:Haruna
1837:, and
1828:Nagato
1823:Yamato
1814:Yamato
1765:, and
1750:St. Lo
1735:, and
1720:Dennis
1660:Ulithi
1648:, and
1610:, and
1599:Welles
1596:, and
1594:Hailey
1522:, and
1490:Franks
1395:, and
1385:Franks
1362:Franks
1332:, and
1330:Hailey
1322:Franks
1287:Hailey
1284:, and
1275:Franks
1013:Biloxi
968:Hawaii
872:launch
827:. For
816:and a
789:, the
737:funnel
609:bridge
596:s and
594:Benson
576:2,100
556:, the
546:Benson
398:-class
393:was a
203:Length
186:2,100
174:-class
137:awards
6504:class
6495:class
6444:İzmit
6432:İzmir
6344:Capps
6310:Terry
6203:Pusan
6191:Seoul
6184:Erben
6169:class
6115:class
6083:Fante
6049:class
6047:Fante
6019:Dyson
6002:Velos
5959:Brown
5930:Kimon
5918:Aspis
5878:Dyson
5815:class
5704:class
5668:Rooks
5611:Irwin
5594:Piauí
5551:Guest
5536:class
5446:class
5444:Brown
5386:Thorn
5340:Rooks
5270:Irwin
5249:Mertz
5228:Remey
5116:Healy
5074:Black
4983:Knapp
4927:Erben
4913:Abbot
4906:Wiley
4845:Izard
4838:Burns
4782:Young
4747:McKee
4726:Dyson
4691:Watts
4586:Evans
4572:Capps
4558:Brown
4425:Ammen
4348:Terry
4334:Foote
4327:Eaton
4201:Guest
4194:Beale
4187:Bache
2450:Notes
2440:'
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2124:Kongō
2120:Kongō
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1980:Kongō
1976:'
1915:'
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1834:Kongō
1542:Idaho
1509:Guest
1498:Haily
1441:oiler
1415:Dixie
1372:I-176
1320:with
1216:with
833:sonar
661:knots
629:draft
584:) at
521:'
368:tubes
305:sonar
276:Range
269:knots
264:Speed
219:Draft
6471:(ex-
6468:İçel
6461:Boyd
6459:(ex-
6447:(ex-
6435:(ex-
6423:(ex-
6390:(ex-
6378:(ex-
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6354:(ex-
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6308:and
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5993:(ex-
5981:(ex-
5969:(ex-
5957:(ex-
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5945:(ex-
5933:(ex-
5921:(ex-
5888:(ex-
5876:(ex-
5864:(ex-
5852:(ex-
5840:(ex-
5828:(ex-
5788:Hale
5786:(ex-
5753:(ex-
5741:(ex-
5729:(ex-
5717:(ex-
5666:(ex-
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5621:(ex-
5609:(ex-
5597:(ex-
5585:(ex-
5573:(ex-
5561:(ex-
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5546:Pará
5534:Pará
5507:(ex-
5495:(ex-
5483:(ex-
5471:(ex-
5459:(ex-
5130:Hunt
5039:Kidd
4934:Hale
4883:(ex-
4880:Hart
4831:Bell
4803:Hall
4698:Wren
4670:Rowe
4663:Ross
4628:Laws
4544:Boyd
4503:(ex-
4493:Owen
4472:Hoel
4444:Bush
4435:(ex-
4411:Luce
4390:Daly
4313:Cony
3990:ISBN
3967:ISBN
3948:ISBN
3918:ISBN
3892:ISBN
3870:ISBN
3848:ISBN
3826:ISBN
3805:ISBN
3786:ISBN
3756:ISBN
3737:ISBN
3713:ISBN
3697:2021
3657:2022
3631:2021
3599:2021
3565:2021
3533:2022
3419:2024
3369:2024
3362:NHHC
3344:2024
3222:2024
3173:ISBN
3154:2024
3097:2024
3015:2024
3008:NHHC
2941:ISBN
2628:2024
2621:NHHC
2207:hit
2163:and
2142:Hoel
2110:and
2086:Hoel
1706:Hoel
1674:and
1624:and
1364:and
1342:and
1334:Hoel
1219:Hoel
1179:and
1079:Long
1067:and
993:and
912:and
864:keel
811:SC-2
801:The
766:The
703:The
665:km/h
633:beam
549:and
463:Guam
426:was
387:USS
324:1 ×
317:SC-2
315:1 ×
232:4 ×
211:Beam
151:Fate
143:, 6
65:Name
3650:CNN
3558:BBC
2338:of
1306:on
1302:'s
793:of
669:mph
461:of
291:273
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