USN · DD
Selfridge
Photos and infoPorter-class destroyer. The morning after Savo Island she and Ellet scuttled the wrecked Canberra. She was not in that night fight. At Vella Lavella she attacked alone after Chevalier and O'Bannon were locked together, and a Japanese torpedo took her bow off. The record does not name which Japanese ship fired it.
| Class | Porter class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-357 |
| Fate | Afloat. Bow blown off at Vella Lavella. Repaired, and she survived the war. |
| Armament (class) | Four twin 5-inch mounts and two funnels. Destroyer leaders. |
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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 photo 80-G-325491. USS Selfridge (DD-357) underway in the Atlantic Ocean on 19 April 1945 (80-G-325491).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Attack on Pearl Harbor
1941-12-07 · in the harbor; not sunk
Battle of Savo Island
1942-08-09 · not in the night fight; helped scuttle Canberra
Battle of Vella Lavella
1943-10-06 · bow blown off by a torpedo; kept afloat
