USN · DD
Nicholas
Photos and infoFletcher-class destroyer. At Kula Gulf on 6 July 1943 she led the American column, with O'Bannon beside her and the cruisers astern. Helena was sunk in that fight. Nicholas and Radford then stayed behind. Nicholas took 291 of Helena's men aboard. The two destroyers together got more than 700 off, breaking off three times to fight. Before dawn she traded shots with Amagiri. The torpedoes missed. She also led Captain Ryan's division off Horaniu, where the torpedoes traded with Shigure all missed. On 2 September 1945 she ferried Allied representatives from Yokohama out to Missouri. The signing was on the battleship.
| Class | Fletcher class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-449 |
| Launched | 1942-02-19 |
| Commissioned | 1942-06-04 |
| Fate | Afloat. Survived the war. Presidential Unit Citation for Kula Gulf. On 2 September 1945 she carried Allied representatives out to Missouri for the surrender. |
| 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. Bow view of USS Nicholas (DD-449) underway off San Francisco on 15 January 1944.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Command
Battle of Kula Gulf
1943-07-06 · led the van, then rescued 291 of Helena's men
Battle off Horaniu
1943-08-18 · undamaged
