USS Lamson
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USS Lamson was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served in World War II and was later used as a target ship during the Bikini Atoll atomic tests, where it was sunk and now lies as a shipwreck.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Lamson canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Farragut-class destroyer
ⓘ
United States Navy destroyer ⓘ World War II warship ⓘ |
| armament |
5-inch/38 caliber guns
ⓘ
torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| battleHonors |
Pacific Theater of Operations
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Theater operations
|
| builder |
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works
ⓘ
surface form:
Bath Iron Works
|
| builtAt |
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works
ⓘ
surface form:
Bath Iron Works
|
| category |
Nuclear test target ships
ⓘ
Ships sunk as targets ⓘ Shipwrecks of the Marshall Islands ⓘ World War II destroyers of the United States ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 1936-10-21 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 1946-07-29 ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 1,500 tons standard ⓘ |
| era | 20th century warship ⓘ |
| fate | Sunk as target during nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll ⓘ |
| flag |
Ensign of the United States Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Navy ensign
|
| homeport | Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| hullNumber | DD-367 ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 1934-03-20 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1936-06-17 ⓘ |
| location | Bikini Atoll lagoon ⓘ |
| material | steel hull ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Roswell Hawkes Lamson ⓘ |
| navalRegistry | United States Navy hull classification symbol DD-367 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Pacific War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ amphibious operations in the Pacific ⓘ convoy escort operations in the Pacific ⓘ pre-war peacetime fleet exercises ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
anti-aircraft defense ship
ⓘ
anti-submarine warfare ship ⓘ screening vessel for larger warships ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | Interwar period ⓘ |
| shipClass | Farragut-class destroyer ⓘ |
| shipType | destroyer ⓘ |
| status | shipwreck ⓘ |
| sunkIn | Bikini Atoll ⓘ |
| sunkOn | 1946-07-02 ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
Bikini Atoll
ⓘ
surface form:
Bikini Atoll atomic tests
Operation Crossroads ⓘ |
| usedAs | target ship ⓘ |
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