USS Roe (DD-418)

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USS Roe (DD-418) was a United States Navy destroyer that served with distinction during World War II in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters.


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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 battle stars for World War II service
beam 36 ft 1 in
builder Charleston Navy Yard
category 1940 ships
Ships built in Charleston, South Carolina
Sims-class destroyers of the United States Navy
World War II destroyers of the United States
commissioned 5 January 1940
conflict World War II
country United States of America
crewComplement about 192 officers and enlisted
decommissioned 30 November 1945
displacementFullLoad 2170 long tons
displacementStandard 1570 long tons
draft 13 ft 4 in
fate sold for scrap
homeport various United States Navy bases in the Pacific
various United States Navy bases on the East Coast
hullMaterial steel
laidDown 23 April 1938
launched 21 June 1939
length 348 ft 3 in
maximumSpeed 35 knots
namedAfter Francis Asbury Roe
operator United States Navy
participatedIn Battle of the Atlantic
Pacific campaigns of World War II
pennantNumber DD-418
power 50000 shp
propulsion 2 propeller shafts
3 boilers
geared steam turbines
role anti-submarine warfare ship
convoy escort
screening vessel for larger warships
shipClass Sims class
sponsor Miss Margaret C. Roe
stricken 28 January 1947
theaterOfOperations Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean

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Sims-class destroyer
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