USS Hughes (DD-410)

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USS Hughes (DD-410) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II, participating in major battles and surviving a kamikaze attack.


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instanceOf Benson-class destroyer
United States Navy destroyer
World War II warship
armament 10 × 21 in torpedo tubes
5 × 5 in/38 caliber guns
Anti-aircraft guns
Depth charges
awards 14 battle stars for World War II service
battle Aleutian Islands campaign
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Battle of Midway
Battle of the Coral Sea
Gilbert Islands campaign
Guadalcanal campaign
Mariana and Palau Islands campaign
Marshall Islands campaign
Okinawa campaign
Philippines campaign (1944–1945)
beam 36 ft 1 in
builder Bath Iron Works
commissioned 1939-09-21
conflict World War II
country United States of America
crewComplement approx. 250 officers and enlisted
damage Severely damaged by kamikaze hit
dateOfKamikazeAttack 1944-12-10
dateOfSinking 1948-10-16
decommissioned 1946-08-28
displacementFullLoad approx. 2,250 long tons
displacementStandard approx. 1,620 long tons
draft 13 ft 2 in
fate Sunk as target
laidDown 1937-09-15
launched 1939-06-17
length 347 ft 10 in
maximumSpeed 37 knots
namedAfter Charles Frederick Hughes NERFINISHED
namesake Admiral Charles Frederick Hughes
notableEvent Survived kamikaze attack off Leyte
operator United States Navy
pennantNumber DD-410
placeBuilt Bath, Maine NERFINISHED
powerOutput 50,000 shp
propulsion 2 propeller shafts
Geared steam turbines
role Anti-submarine warfare
Convoy escort
Screening aircraft carriers
Shore bombardment
shipClass Benson class
sponsor Mrs. Charles Frederick Hughes
stricken 1947-06-01
sunkBy U.S. Navy aircraft (as target)
theaterOfOperations Pacific Theater of World War II

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Sims-class destroyer
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