USN · DD
Wilson
Photos and infoBenham-class destroyer. With Helm on the northern patrol at Savo Island. She fired at the Japanese cruisers and was not hit. She survived the war. Scuttled off Kwajalein on 8 March 1948.
| Class | Benham class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-408 |
| Fate | Afloat. Northern destroyer at Savo Island. She fired and was not hit. Still afloat at the surrender. After the Bikini tests she was scuttled off Kwajalein on 8 March 1948. |
| Armament (class) | Four 5-inch guns, one funnel, and sixteen 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. USS Wilson (DD-408) underway in December 1942.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Command
Battle of Savo Island
1942-08-09 · fired; not hit
