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