USN · DD
Russell
Photos and infoSims-class destroyer. Screened Yorktown at Midway. Still afloat at the surrender.
| Class | Sims class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-414 |
| Fate | Afloat. Screened Yorktown at Midway, and was not sunk there. 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.
USN. USS Russell (DD-414) underway c1940.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
JPPollock, James CarterCaptain, 3 November 1939 – 12 July 1941
Hartwig, Glenn RoyCaptain, 12 July 1941 – 14 January 1943
McClain, Warren HowardCaptain, 14 January 1943 – 11 December 1943
Moore, Frederick EvansCaptain, 11 December 1943 – 14 December 1943
Miller, Lewis RobinsonCaptain, 14 December 1943 – 14 August 1944JWWicks, John EdwardCaptain, 14 August 1944 – 15 September 1945
Hartwig, Glenn RoyCaptain, 12 July 1941 – 14 January 1943McClain, Warren HowardCaptain, 14 January 1943 – 11 December 1943Moore, Frederick EvansCaptain, 11 December 1943 – 14 December 1943Miller, Lewis RobinsonCaptain, 14 December 1943 – 14 August 1944JWWicks, John EdwardCaptain, 14 August 1944 – 15 September 1945Battle 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 · took off Admiral Murray and about 500 of Hornet's men. Not sunk
