USN · DD
Anderson
Photos and infoSims-class destroyer. Screened Yorktown at Midway. Still afloat at the surrender. Sunk as a target at Bikini on 1 July 1946.
| Class | Sims class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-411 |
| Fate | Afloat. Screened Yorktown at Midway and was not sunk. Still afloat at the surrender. Sunk as a target ship at Bikini on 1 July 1946. |
| Armament (class) | Five 5-inch guns and one funnel. |
| Command |
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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.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
U.S. Navy photo 80-CF-2156-1. USS Anderson (DD-411) underway on Neutrality Patrol, 29 June 1941 (80-CF-2156-1).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Battle of the Coral Sea
1942-05-08 · in Yorktown's screen; not sunk
Battle of Midway
1942-06-04 · in Yorktown's screen
I-19's attack, 15 September 1942
1942-09-15 · screened Hornet, then stood by North Carolina
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
1942-10-26 · fired eight torpedoes and 130 rounds at the abandoned Hornet. Not sunk
