| Class | Fletcher class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-675 |
| Launched | 1943-08-01 |
| Commissioned | 1943-09-29 |
| Fate | Afloat. Survived the war. Transferred to Brazil, 1 August 1967 |
| 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 Lewis Hancock (DD-675) underway, in 1944 (7330315).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Command
Lyman, Charles HuntingtonCaptain, 29 September 1943 – 14 March 1944
Searles, William MarvinCaptain, 14 March 1944 – 15 May 1945RBBabb, Richard EdwardCaptain from 15 May 1945Relieved on 25 October 1945JWWilkes, John B.Captain, 25 October 1945 – 1 November 1945LLLesesne, Louis L.Captain, 1 November 1945 – 8 December 1945FLLawrence, Floyd CharlesCaptain from 8 December 1945Operation Hailstone, the raid on Truk
1944-02-17 · TG 58.2 destroyer screen. Not sunk
Afloat
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
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