USS Morris (DD-417)
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USS Morris (DD-417) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that saw extensive and distinguished service in the Pacific Theater during World War II, earning multiple battle stars for its combat actions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Morris (DD-417) canonical | 5 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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 charge projectors ⓘ |
| awarded |
Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
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surface form:
Presidential Unit Citation
|
| battleHonors | 15 battle stars ⓘ |
| beam | 36 ft 1 in ⓘ |
| builder | Norfolk Navy Yard ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 1940-03-05 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 192 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| damagedBy | kamikaze attack at Okinawa ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 1945-11-09 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 2477 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 1570 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 13 ft 4 in ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| hullNumber | DD-417 ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 1938-06-07 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1939-06-01 ⓘ |
| length | 348 ft 3 in ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 35 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Charles Morris ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
attack on Pearl Harbor
ⓘ
surface form:
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Leyte
Battle of Midway ⓘ Battle of Coral Sea ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Coral Sea
Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Guadalcanal Campaign
Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
surface form:
Okinawa campaign
Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ |
| power | 50000 shp ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 propeller shafts
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geared steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | 6490 nmi at 12 knots ⓘ |
| rescuedCrewFrom |
USS Lexington (CV-2)
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USS Yorktown (CV-5) ⓘ |
| role |
anti-aircraft defense
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rescue operations ⓘ screening aircraft carriers ⓘ |
| serviceEndYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| serviceStartYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| soldForScrapOn | 1947-08-02 ⓘ |
| sponsor | Mrs. C. S. Kempff ⓘ |
| strickenOn | 1945-11-28 ⓘ |
| theater |
Allied operations in the Pacific Theater of World War II
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surface form:
Pacific Theater of Operations
|
Referenced by (5)
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
subject surface form:
USS O'Brien (DD-415)