USN · DD
Fletcher
Photos and infoFletcher-class destroyer. Last in Callaghan's column on 13 November 1942, and she was not seriously hit. At Tassafaronga she led the destroyers ahead of the cruisers.
| Class | Fletcher class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-445 |
| Launched | 1942-05-03 |
| Commissioned | 1942-06-30 |
| Fate | Afloat. Survived the war. Sold for scrap, 22 February 1972 |
| Armament (class) | Five single 5-inch guns, two funnels, and two sets of torpedo tubes. |
| 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 NH 53916. USS Fletcher (DD-445) at anchor in Purvis Bay, Florida Island, Solomon Islands, on 26 March 1943 (NH 53916).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
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, night action
1942-11-13 · last in the column; not seriously hit
Battle of Tassafaronga
1942-11-30 · led the van
