Pacific ships
USS La Vallette (DD-448)

USN · DD

La Vallette

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Afloat

Fletcher-class destroyer. Arrived at Vella Lavella after the fight and put the finishing torpedo into the abandoned Chevalier.

ClassFletcher class
TypeDestroyer (DD)
HullDD-448
Launched1942-06-21
Commissioned1942-08-12
FateAfloat. Survived the war.
Armament (class)Five single 5-inch guns, two funnels, and two sets of torpedo tubes.
Command

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. USS La Vallette (DD-448) underway, circa in late 1942.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The pictures on this page are the originals.

Command

Harry Havelock HendersonHenderson, Harry HavelockCaptain, 12 August 1942 – 19 June 1943WMThompson, WellsCaptain, 1944 – 1 August 1945EGGibson, Edward IshamCaptain, 1 August 1945 – 1 October 1945

Battle of Rennell Island

1943-01-29 · hit by one torpedo in the forward engine room on the 30th; 22 killed; towed by Navajo to Espiritu Santo, arrived 3 February

Afloat
USS Chenango (CVE-28)
ChenangoCVE · CVE-28 · USN
Photos and infoBattle of Rennell IslandGilbert Islands, November 1943Marshall IslandsOkinawa
Sunk
USS Chevalier (DD-451)
ChevalierDD · DD-451 · USN
Photos and infoBattle of Rennell IslandBattle off HoraniuBattle of Vella Lavella
Sunk
USS Chicago (CA-29)
ChicagoCA · CA-29 · USN
Photos and infoBattle of the Coral SeaBattle of Savo IslandBattle of Rennell Island
Afloat
USS Cleveland (CL-55)
ClevelandCL · CL-55 · USN
Photos and infoBattle of Rennell IslandBattle of Blackett StraitBattle of Empress Augusta Bay
Afloat
USS Columbia (CL-56)
ColumbiaCL · CL-56 · USN
Photos and infoBattle of Rennell IslandBattle of Empress Augusta BayBattle of Surigao Strait
Afloat
USS Conway (DD-507)
ConwayDD · DD-507 · USN
Photos and infoBattle of Rennell IslandBattle of Blackett Strait
Afloat
USS Enterprise (CV-6)
EnterpriseCV · CV-6 · USN
Photos and infoThe Doolittle RaidBattle of MidwayLandings on Guadalcanal and TulagiBattle of the Eastern SolomonsBattle of the Santa Cruz IslandsBattle of Rennell IslandGilbert Islands, November 1943Marshall IslandsOperation Hailstone, the raid on TrukBattle of the Philippine SeaBattle off Cape EngañoIwo JimaOkinawa
Afloat
USS Louisville (CA-28)
LouisvilleCA · CA-28 · USN
Photos and infoBattle of Rennell IslandMarshall IslandsBattle of Surigao Strait
Afloat
USS Montpelier (CL-57)
MontpelierCL · CL-57 · USN
Photos and infoBattle of Rennell IslandBattle of Blackett StraitBattle of Empress Augusta Bay
Afloat
USS Suwannee (CVE-27)
SuwanneeCVE · CVE-27 · USN
Photos and infoBattle of Rennell IslandGilbert Islands, November 1943Marshall IslandsBattle off SamarOkinawa
Afloat
USS Taylor (DD-468)
TaylorDD · DD-468 · USN
Photos and infoBattle of Rennell IslandBattle of KolombangaraBattle off HoraniuBattle of Vella Lavella
Afloat
USS Waller (DD-466)
WallerDD · DD-466 · USN
Photos and infoBattle of Rennell IslandBattle of Blackett Strait
Afloat
USS Wichita (CA-45)
WichitaCA · CA-45 · USN
Photos and infoBattle of Rennell IslandOperation Hailstone, the raid on TrukBattle off Cape Engaño

Battle of Vella Lavella

1943-10-06 · scuttled the abandoned Chevalier

Sunk
IJN Akigumo
AkigumoDD · IJN
Photos and infoAttack on Pearl HarborBattle of MidwayBattle of the Santa Cruz IslandsBattle of Vella Lavella
Sunk
USS Chevalier (DD-451)
ChevalierDD · DD-451 · USN
Photos and infoBattle of Rennell IslandBattle off HoraniuBattle of Vella Lavella
Sunk
IJN Isokaze
IsokazeDD · IJN
Photos and infoAttack on Pearl HarborBattle of MidwayBattle of the Santa Cruz IslandsBattle off HoraniuBattle of Vella LavellaBattle of the Philippine SeaBattle of the Sibuyan SeaBattle off SamarOkinawaOperation Ten-Go
Sunk
IJN Kazagumo
KazagumoDD · IJN
Photos and infoBattle of MidwayBattle of the Santa Cruz IslandsBattle of Vella Lavella
Afloat
USS O'Bannon (DD-450)
O'BannonDD · DD-450 · USN
Photos and infoNaval Battle of Guadalcanal, night actionBattle of Kula GulfBattle of KolombangaraBattle off HoraniuBattle of Vella Lavella
Afloat
USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390)
Ralph TalbotDD · DD-390 · USN
Photos and infoAttack on Pearl HarborBattle of Savo IslandBattle of KolombangaraBattle of Vella Lavella
Sunk
IJN Samidare
SamidareDD · IJN
Photos and infoBattle of BalikpapanBattle of the Java SeaNaval Battle of Guadalcanal, night actionNaval Battle of Guadalcanal, battleship nightBattle of Vella LavellaBattle of Empress Augusta Bay
Afloat
USS Selfridge (DD-357)
SelfridgeDD · DD-357 · USN
Photos and infoAttack on Pearl HarborBattle of Savo IslandBattle of Vella Lavella
Sunk
IJN Shigure
ShigureDD · IJN
Photos and infoBattle of the Coral SeaAleutian IslandsLoss of PT-109Battle of Vella GulfBattle off HoraniuBattle of Vella LavellaBattle of Empress Augusta BayOperation Hailstone, the raid on TrukBattle of Surigao StraitLoss of GrowlerThe loss of Shigure
Afloat
USS Taylor (DD-468)
TaylorDD · DD-468 · USN
Photos and infoBattle of Rennell IslandBattle of KolombangaraBattle off HoraniuBattle of Vella Lavella
Sunk
IJN Yugumo
YugumoDD · IJN
Photos and infoBattle of MidwayBattle of the Santa Cruz IslandsBattle of Vella Lavella

Shot and shell

sunk · torpedoUSS Chevalier
After the wounded were taken off, La Vallette scuttled Chevalier.

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