USN · DD
Heermann
Photos and infoFletcher-class destroyer, DD-532. Named for Lewis Heermann, a Navy surgeon. Bethlehem Steel, San Francisco. Laid down 8 May 1942, launched 5 December 1942, commissioned 6 July 1943, Commander Dwight M. Agnew. Commander Amos T. Hathaway had her from 1 May 1944 through the rest of the war. Off Samar she was the only one of Taffy 3's three destroyers to get out. She was hit and not sunk. Her torpedoes are not pinned to a sinking. Decommissioned 12 June 1946. Transferred to Argentina on 14 August 1961 and scrapped in 1982.
| Class | Fletcher class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-532 |
| Builder | Bethlehem Steel, San Francisco |
| Launched | 1942-12-05 |
| Commissioned | 1943-07-06 |
| Fate | Afloat. Named for Lewis Heermann, a Navy surgeon. Hit off Samar on 25 October 1944 and not sunk. Decommissioned 12 June 1946. Transferred to Argentina on 14 August 1961. Stricken 1 September 1975. Scrapped in 1982. |
| Armament (class) | Five single 5-inch guns, two funnels, and two sets of torpedo tubes. |
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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.
USS Heermann (DD-532) at anchor at Nouméa on 9 August 1944 (BS 126341).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Command
Battle off Samar
1944-10-25 · hit; got out
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · with the fast carriers; not sunk
