IJN · BB
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Photos and infoBattleship. On the page because destroyers hit her and she hit back. Sterett claimed two torpedo hits in November 1942. Four months earlier she was in the force that sank Edsall.
| Type | Battleship (BB) |
|---|---|
| Fate | Sunk. Disabled in the night action of 12-13 November 1942 and sunk on 13 November. Also in the force that overwhelmed Edsall on 1 March 1942. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
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Command
Attack on Pearl Harbor
1941-12-07 · screen; not hit
The loss of Edsall
1942-03-01 · fired on her
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
1942-10-26 · Abe's flagship in the vanguard force. Not sunk
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, night action
1942-11-13 · torpedoed in the night action, sunk the next day
