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List of destroyers of World War II Ship Operator Class Type Displacement (tons) First commissioned Fate Aaron Ward (DD-483) United States Navy: Gleaves: Destroyer 1,630 4 March 1942 sunk 7 April 1943 [5] Aaron Ward (DM-34) Robert H. Smith: Destroyer minelayer: 2,200 28 October 1944 decommissioned 1945, sold for scrap 1946 Abbot: Fletcher ...
This list catalogs the most honored US Naval vessels of the Second World War. It is placed in descending order of earned Battle Stars; descending accorded unit recognitions; descending ship size by type; and ascending hull number. It contains only vessels that earned fifteen or more Battle Stars for World War II service.
With the destroyers Selfridge and Chevalier, O'Bannon made the first attack on the evacuation force, a group of nine or ten destroyers and smaller armed craft. The three American ships contacted six enemy destroyers, shrugged at the odds, and raced at 33 knots (61 km/h) to launch torpedoes and open gunfire.
Four Fletcher-class destroyers are preserved as museum ships. Three are in the United States and one is in Greece, although only Kidd retains her World War II configuration. Velos is the only vessel still in commission. Velos alongside G. Averof are ceremonially commissioned by the Hellenic Navy having Palaio Faliro as their base. Their crew ...
The Yukikaze, a particularly notable Japanese destroyer of World War II. Japanese destroyers of World War II included some of the most formidable destroyers (駆逐艦, kuchikukan) of their day. This came as a surprise to the Allies, who had generally underestimated Japanese technical capabilities. The Japanese had reassessed their naval needs ...
USS Johnston (DD-557) was a Fletcher-class destroyer built for the United States Navy during World War II.She was named after Lieutenant John V. Johnston, an officer of the US Navy during the American Civil War.
Pages in category "World War II destroyers of the United States" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 556 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
destroyers: 3,155 tons 8 × 21-in. 36 kn Z1 Leberecht Maass: Sunk, Feb 1940 Z2 Georg Thiele: Beached, Apr 1940 Z3 Max Schultz: Sunk w all hands, Feb 1940 Z4 Richard Beitzen: Scrapped, 1949 Type 1934A destroyers: 2,270 tons 8 × 21-in. 36 kn Z5 Paul Jakobi: Scrapped, 1954 Z6 Theodor Riedel: Scrapped, 1958 Z7 Hermann Schoemann: Scuttled, May 1942