destroyer USS Hammann (DD-412)

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Sims-class destroyer United States Navy destroyer World War II warship

The destroyer USS Hammann (DD-412) was a U.S. Navy Sims-class destroyer that served in the Pacific during World War II and was sunk while assisting the damaged aircraft carrier USS Yorktown at the Battle of Midway.

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Statements (36)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Sims-class destroyer → United States Navy destroyer → World War II warship →
assistedShip	USS Yorktown (CV-5) →
associatedWith	Sims-class destroyers → United States carrier task forces →
belligerent	United States →
conflict	World War II →
country	United States of America →
era	20th century naval ship →
fate	sunk →
historicalSignificance	lost while protecting and assisting a damaged aircraft carrier at Midway →
hullNumber	DD-412 →
locationOfLoss	Pacific Ocean →
namedAfter	Charles Hammann →
navalFleet	United States Pacific Fleet →
notableEngagement	Battle of Midway →
operator	United States Navy →
opponent	Empire of Japan →
participatedIn	Battle of Midway →
primaryRole	anti-submarine warfare → destroyer → escort ship → screening for aircraft carriers →
service	Pacific Ocean operations →
serviceBranch	United States Navy →
serviceEntryEra	pre-World War II →
shipClass	Sims class →
sunkAt	Battle of Midway →
sunkBy	Japanese submarine I-168 →
sunkWhileAssisting	USS Yorktown (CV-5) →
theater	Pacific Theater of World War II →
type	warship →
usedFor	convoy escort → fleet screening → rescue and support operations →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Midway →	lostByUnitedStates