USN · DD
Lardner
Photos and infoGleaves-class destroyer. Joined the Tassafaronga column late, with Lamson. She survived the war. Decommissioned 16 May 1946 and transferred to Turkey in 1949.
| Class | Gleaves class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-487 |
| Fate | Afloat. Joined the Tassafaronga column late with Lamson, and was not sunk there. Still afloat at the surrender. Decommissioned 16 May 1946. Transferred to Turkey on 28 April 1949 as Gemlik. |
| Armament (class) | Split-plant sisters of the Bensons. Five 5-inch guns and two funnels. |
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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 Lardner (DD-487) underway in 1945 (80-G-321649).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Command
Battle of Tassafaronga
1942-11-30 · joined late; at the rear
