USN · DD
Morris
Photos and infoSims-class destroyer. Screened Yorktown at Midway. A kamikaze wrecked her off Okinawa. She was still afloat at the surrender.
| Class | Sims class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-417 |
| Fate | Afloat. Screened Yorktown at Midway, and was not sunk there. A kamikaze wrecked her off Okinawa in April 1945. She was not repaired, and she was still afloat at the surrender. |
| Armament (class) | Five 5-inch guns and one funnel. |
| 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.
USS Morris (DD-417) underway at sea on 6 December 1943 (NH 107277).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Battle of the Coral Sea
1942-05-08 · in Yorktown's screen; not sunk
Battle of Midway
1942-06-04 · in Yorktown's screen
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
1942-10-26 · first destroyer alongside Hornet with hoses. Not sunk
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · a kamikaze wrecked her in April; still afloat; not repaired
