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