USN · DD
Johnston
Photos and infoFletcher-class destroyer, DD-557. Ernest E. Evans (Medal of Honor) was her only captain. Sunk off Samar on 25 October 1944. The gunfire that finished her is not pinned to one Japanese ship.
| Class | Fletcher class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-557 |
| Launched | 1943-03-25 |
| Commissioned | 1943-10-27 |
| Fate | Sunk. Battle off Samar 25 October 1944 |
| 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.
U.S. Navy photo NH 63495. USS Johnston (DD-557) underway off Seattle on 27 October 1943, the day she was commissioned. 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 off Samar
1944-10-25 · sunk; the gunfire is not pinned to one ship
