USS Morris (DD-417)

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Sims-class destroyer United States Navy destroyer World War II warship

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.

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Predicate	Object
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 charge projectors →
awarded	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 → Battle of Leyte → Battle of Midway → Battle of the Coral Sea NERFINISHED → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign → Guadalcanal Campaign → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign → Okinawa campaign → Solomon Islands campaign →
power	50000 shp →
propulsion	2 propeller shafts → geared steam turbines →
range	6490 nmi at 12 knots →
rescuedCrewFrom	USS Lexington (CV-2) → USS Yorktown (CV-5) →
role	anti-aircraft defense → rescue operations → screening aircraft carriers →
serviceEndYear	1945 →
serviceStartYear	1940 →
soldForScrapOn	1947-08-02 →
sponsor	Mrs. C. S. Kempff →
strickenOn	1945-11-28 →
theater	Pacific Theater of Operations →

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