USS Russell (DD-414)
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USS Russell (DD-414) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served prominently in the Pacific during World War II, earning multiple battle stars for its combat operations.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bagley-class destroyer
→
U.S. Navy destroyer → |
| armament |
5 × 5-inch/38 caliber guns
→
anti-aircraft guns → depth charges → torpedo tubes → |
| awarded | 16 battle stars → |
| beam | 35 feet 6 inches → |
| builder | Charleston Navy Yard → |
| class | Bagley class → |
| commissionedOn | 1939-11-03 → |
| conflict | World War II → |
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form: "United States"
|
| crewComplement | about 250 officers and enlisted → |
| decommissionedOn | 1946-11-15 → |
| displacementFullLoad | 2400 long tons → |
| displacementStandard | 1500 long tons → |
| draft | 9 feet 10 inches → |
| fate | decommissioned after World War II → |
| followedBy | USS Henley (DD-391) → |
| homeportDuringWWII | various Pacific bases → |
| hullNumber | DD-414 → |
| laidDownOn | 1937-12-20 → |
| launchedOn | 1938-12-08 → |
| length | 341 feet 3 inches → |
| maximumSpeed | about 38 knots → |
| namedAfter | Rear Admiral John Henry Russell → |
| operator | United States Navy → |
| participatedIn |
Aleutian Islands campaign
→
Battle of Midway → Battle of Coral Sea →
surface form: "Battle of the Coral Sea"
Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign →
surface form: "Gilbert Islands campaign"
Solomon Islands campaign →
surface form: "Guadalcanal campaign"
Battle of Iwo Jima →
surface form: "Iwo Jima operation"
Mariana and Palau Islands campaign → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign →
surface form: "Marshall Islands campaign"
Battle of Okinawa →
surface form: "Okinawa operation"
Philippines campaign (1941–1942) →
surface form: "Philippines campaign"
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| precededBy | USS Bagley (DD-386) → |
| propulsion |
2 propeller shafts
→
geared steam turbines → |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare
→
escort duties → screening aircraft carriers → shore bombardment → |
| scrappedIn | 1948 → |
| soldForScrapOn | 1947-11-18 → |
| sponsor | Miss Elizabeth H. Russell → |
| strickenFromNavalRegisterOn | 1947-01-25 → |
| theaterOfOperations |
Pacific War
→
surface form: "Pacific Theater of World War II"
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form: "Sims-class destroyer"
subject surface form: "Sims-class destroyer"