USN · DD
Lamson
Photos and infoMahan-class destroyer. She and Lardner joined the Tassafaronga force late and stayed at the rear. She survived the war. Sunk as a target at Bikini on 1 July 1946.
| Class | Mahan class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-367 |
| Fate | Afloat. Joined Wright's column late at Tassafaronga and was not sunk there. Still afloat at the surrender. Sunk as a target at Bikini on 1 July 1946. |
| Armament (class) | Five 5-inch guns and two funnels. The count includes the two Dunlap ships. |
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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.
USS Lamson (DD-367) and USS Haraden (DD-585) at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, in early 1945 (80-G-601802).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Command
Paddock, Hubert EsterlyCaptain, 21 October 1936 – 1 June 1937
Hanlon, Byron HallCaptain, 16 June 1938 – 1 April 1940
Pendleton, Perley EarlCaptain, 1 April 1940 – 1 April 1941
Mercer, Preston VigginiusCaptain, 1 April 1941 – 12 June 1942
Jenkins, Walter TerryCaptain, 12 June 1942 – 23 June 1942
Fitzgerald, Phillip HenryCaptain, 23 June 1942 – 1 November 1943
Rubins, Joseph RussellCaptain, 1 November 1943 – 1 March 1944CPPitts, Charles H.Captain, 1 March 1944 – 1 May 1944JNNoel, John VavasourCaptain, 1 May 1944 – 31 July 1945RAAyer, Robert McCormickCaptain, 31 July 1945 – 24 November 1945GBBall, George GillCaptain from 24 November 1945Battle of Tassafaronga
1942-11-30 · joined late; at the rear
