| Class | Fletcher class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-559 |
| Launched | 1943-06-04 |
| Commissioned | 1943-12-04 |
| Fate | Sunk. Lost off Okinawa, 18 May 1945. She grounded south of Naha, Japanese shore batteries blew her bow off, and U.S. ships destroyed the wreck |
| Armament (class) | Five single 5-inch guns, two funnels, and two sets of torpedo tubes. |
| Command |
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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 Longshaw (DD-559) underway at sea on 4 February 1945 (80-G-315217).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Command
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · grounded south of Naha on 18 May; shore batteries blew her bow off; U.S. ships destroyed the wreck
