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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 ...
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 ...
USS William D. Porter (DD-579) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Commodore William D. Porter (1808–1864), during World War II. She served in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters, the latter where she was sunk by a kamikaze.
The Hunts: A History of the Design, Development and Careers of the 86 Destroyers of This Class Built for the Royal and Allied Navies During World War II, John English, World Ship Society, 1987, ISBN 0-905617-44-4; Destroyers of the Royal Navy, 1893–1981, Maurice Cocker, Ian Allan, ISBN 0-7110-1075-7
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
USS Shaw (DD-373) was a Mahan-class destroyer and the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain John Shaw, a naval officer.Commissioned in 1936, Shaw was plagued by construction deficiencies and was not fully operational until 1938.
USS Pillsbury (DD-227) was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served during World War II and the first of two ships named after John E. Pillsbury, a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy.
USS Kidd (DD-661), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named after Rear Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, who died on the bridge of his flagship USS Arizona during the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
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