USN · DD
La Vallette
Photos and infoFletcher-class destroyer. Arrived at Vella Lavella after the fight and put the finishing torpedo into the abandoned Chevalier.
| Class | Fletcher class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-448 |
| Launched | 1942-06-21 |
| Commissioned | 1942-08-12 |
| Fate | Afloat. Survived the war. |
| 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. USS La Vallette (DD-448) underway, circa in late 1942.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Battle of Vella Lavella
1943-10-06 · scuttled the abandoned Chevalier
