USS Anderson (DD-411)

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USS Anderson (DD-411) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that saw extensive service in World War II, participating in major Pacific campaigns and earning multiple battle stars before being sunk during atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll.


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instanceOf Sims-class destroyer
United States Navy destroyer
armament 12 × 21-inch torpedo tubes
5 × 5-inch/38 caliber guns
anti-aircraft guns
depth charges
awarded 10 battle stars
beam 36 feet 1 inch
builder Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Fore River Shipyard
commissioned 19 May 1939
conflict World War II
country United States of America
crewComplement about 192 officers and enlisted
decommissioned 17 July 1946
displacement 1570 long tons standard
2477 long tons full load
draft 13 feet 4 inches
fate sunk as target in atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll
hullNumber DD-411
laidDown 15 November 1937
launched 4 February 1939
length 348 feet 3 inches
maximumSpeed 35 knots
namedAfter Rear Admiral Edwin Alexander Anderson Jr.
notableEvent rescued survivors of damaged and sinking ships during Pacific battles
screened USS Yorktown (CV-5) at Coral Sea and Midway
operator United States Navy
participatedIn 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
Solomon Islands campaign
power 50,000 shaft horsepower
propulsion 2 propeller shafts
steam turbines
role anti-submarine warfare
screening aircraft carriers
shore bombardment
shipClass Sims class
sponsor Mrs. E. A. Anderson Jr.
sunk 1 July 1946
sunkAt Bikini Atoll
sunkDuring Operation Crossroads
theater Pacific Theater of Operations

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