USN · DD
Porter
Photos and infoPorter-class destroyer, DD-356, a flotilla leader. New York Shipbuilding, Camden. Laid down 18 December 1933, launched 12 December 1935, commissioned 25 August 1936. Lieutenant Commander David Roberts had her at Santa Cruz, with Captain Charles Cecil, the squadron commander, aboard. A torpedo stopped her at 1101 on 26 October 1942 and Shaw sank her at 1308. She earned one battle star.
| Class | Porter class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-356 |
| Builder | New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden |
| Launched | 1935-12-12 |
| Commissioned | 1936-08-25 |
| Fate | Sunk. on 26 October 1942 at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. A torpedo hit her at 1101 while she was picking up the crew of a ditched American torpedo plane. ONI and DANFS say a submarine fired it, and Wikipedia says it may have come from the ditched plane. The question is not settled. Shaw took off her crew and sank her by gunfire at 1308. Struck from the Navy List on 2 November 1942. This is not the Fletcher-class Porter, DD-800. |
| Armament (class) | Four twin 5-inch mounts and two funnels. Destroyer leaders. |
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 Porter (DD-356) off the Mare Island Navy Yard on 10 July 1942, before her loss at Santa Cruz. U.S. Navy photograph. Wikimedia Commons File:USS Porter (DD-356) underway in July 1942.jpg. Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
1942-10-26 · torpedoed at 1101 while picking up a ditched plane's crew. Shaw sank her by gunfire at 1308. Lost
