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