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USS Dunlap (DD–384) was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy before and during World War II.She was named after Brigadier General Robert H. Dunlap, USMC.In some references, she is listed as a Dunlap-class destroyer.
3x4 21" torpedo tubes The second USS Sampson (DD-394) was a Somers -class destroyer in the United States Navy . She was named of William Thomas Sampson a rear admiral known for his victory in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish–American War .
Conyngham was launched 14 September 1934 by Boston Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs. A. C. G. Johnson; and commissioned 4 November 1936.. In the spring of 1937, Conyngham made her maiden cruise to ports of northern Europe, and after overhaul at Boston, Massachusetts, sailed for San Diego, California where from 22 October she conducted training exercises.
The second USS Perkins (DD–377) was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy before and during World War II and named in honour of Commodore George Hamilton Perkins an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.
USS Preston (DD–379) was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy before and during World War II.She was the fifth Navy ship named for Lieutenant Samuel W. Preston (1840–1865).
USS Drayton (DD-366) was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy before and during World War II.She was the second ship named for Captain Percival Drayton, a career naval officer who served during the American Civil War.
Based at Pearl Harbor, she took part in intensive training operations with ships of all types, and on 5 December 1941 put to sea screening Lexington.Thus away from base at the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Flusser's force sought the retiring Japanese after the attack, then returned to their devastated home port 12 December.
Smith ' s keel was laid down on 27 October 1934 at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Mare Island, California, and launched on 20 February 1936. The ship was sponsored by Mrs. Yancey S. Williams and commissioned on 19 September 1936.