USS O’Brien (DD-415)

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USS O’Brien (DD-415) was a World War II-era United States Navy destroyer that served in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters before being lost to damage sustained from a Japanese torpedo attack in 1942.


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instanceOf Sims-class destroyer
United States Navy destroyer
World War II warship
armament 12 × 21 in torpedo tubes
5 × 5 in/38 caliber guns
anti-aircraft guns
depth charges
awarded 1 battle star for World War II service
beam 36 ft 1 in
builder Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Fore River Shipyard
category Ships built in Quincy, Massachusetts
World War II destroyers of the United States
causeOfLoss hull failure while en route for repairs
commissioned 2 March 1940
conflict World War II
country United States of America
crewComplement about 192 officers and enlisted
damagedBy Japanese torpedo
dateOfSinking 19 October 1942
dateOfTorpedoAttack 15 September 1942
displacementFullLoad 2179 long tons
displacementStandard 1570 long tons
draft 13 ft 4 in
escortDuty North Atlantic convoys
fate sank due to progressive structural damage from torpedo hit
hullNumber DD-415
laidDown 31 May 1938
launched 20 October 1939
length 348 ft 3 in
locationOfSinking near Samoa
locationOfTorpedoAttack south of the Solomon Islands
maximumSpeed 35 knots
namedAfter Jeremiah O’Brien
operator United States Navy
participatedIn Pacific War
prewarActivity Neutrality Patrol in the Atlantic
propulsion 2 propeller shafts
geared steam turbines
role anti-submarine warfare
convoy escort
screening for capital ships
shipClass Sims class
sponsor Miss Josephine O’Brien Campbell
theater Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
torpedoedBy Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-19
transferredTo Pacific Fleet in 1942

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Sims-class destroyer
notableShip

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