Pacific ships

USN · DD

Johnston

Photos and info
Sunk

Fletcher-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.

Fletcher classLaunched 1943-03-25Commissioned 1943-10-27Sunk, Battle off Samar 25 October 1944

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.

Command

Ernest E. Evans (Medal of Honor)Captain, 27 October 1943 – 25 October 1944

Battle off Samar

1944-10-25 · sunk; the gunfire is not pinned to one ship

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Shot and shell

damaged · torpedoIJN Kumano
The usual account is that one torpedo from Johnston tore the bow off Kumano. She left the fight and was not sunk that day.
Taken · sunkfrom Japanese shells, not one ship
Johnston was sunk by gunfire. Not pinned to one Japanese ship. The usual account is that one of her torpedoes tore the bow off Kumano. Kumano was not sunk that day.