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.


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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 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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Sims-class destroyer
Sims-class destroyer
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