| Class | Fletcher class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-466 |
| Launched | 1942-08-15 |
| Commissioned | 1942-10-01 |
| Fate | Afloat. Survived the war. Sunk as target, 17 June 1970 |
| 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 photo NH 67924. USS Waller (DDE-466) underway in the Mediterranean Sea, in the 1950s (NH 67924).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Command
Battle of Rennell Island
1943-01-29 · in the destroyer screen; claimed one bomber on the 30th and helped pick up Chicago's survivors. Not sunk
Afloat
Photos and infoThe Doolittle RaidBattle of MidwayLandings on Guadalcanal and TulagiBattle of the Eastern SolomonsBattle of the Santa Cruz IslandsBattle of Rennell IslandGilbert Islands, November 1943Marshall IslandsOperation Hailstone, the raid on TrukBattle of the Philippine SeaBattle off Cape EngañoIwo JimaOkinawa
Battle of Blackett Strait
1943-03-06 · fired five torpedoes; one hit Murasame; not hit
Shot and shell
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