USN · DD
Mustin
Photos and infoSims-class destroyer, DD-413. Newport News. Laid down 20 December 1937, launched 8 December 1938, commissioned 16 September 1939. Lieutenant Commander Wallis Petersen had her at Santa Cruz. She carried Captain Mason after he left Hornet, and was temporary flagship of Commander True. At 1903 she fired all eight torpedoes at Hornet and then 150 rounds of 5-inch.
| Class | Sims class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-413 |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding |
| Launched | 1938-12-08 |
| Commissioned | 1939-09-16 |
| Fate | Afloat. Not sunk. Rescued 337 of Hornet's survivors on 26 October 1942 and fired the first torpedoes at the abandoned carrier. Survived the war. Decommissioned 29 August 1946 after use as a target at Bikini, and destroyed by gunfire on 18 April 1948. Thirteen battle stars. |
| Armament (class) | Five 5-inch guns and one funnel. |
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 Mustin (DD-413) at Pearl Harbor on 14 June 1942, after the search for survivors of the Battle of Midway. U.S. Navy photograph 80-G-10124. Wikimedia Commons File:USS Mustin (DD-413) at Pearl Harbor on 14 June 1942 (80-G-10124).jpg. Public domain.
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Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
1942-10-26 · fired eight torpedoes and 150 rounds at the abandoned Hornet. Carried Captain Mason. Not sunk
