USN · DD
Jenkins
Photos and infoFletcher-class destroyer. At Kula Gulf she was astern of the cruisers, with Radford. The rescue of Helena's men was Nicholas and Radford.
| Class | Fletcher class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-447 |
| Launched | 1942-06-21 |
| Commissioned | 1942-07-31 |
| Fate | Afloat. Survived the war. Sold for scrap, 17 February 1971 |
| 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 107292. USS Jenkins (DD-447) underway at sea, circa in 1943 (NH 107292).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Command
Battle of Kula Gulf
1943-07-06 · astern, with Radford
