USS Wainwright (DD-419)
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USS Wainwright (DD-419) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served prominently during World War II, earning distinction for its convoy escort, anti-submarine, and combat operations in the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Sims-class destroyer
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United States Navy destroyer → |
| armamentWartime |
12 × 21 in torpedo tubes
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4 × 40 mm anti-aircraft guns → 5 × 5 in/38 caliber guns → 7 × 20 mm anti-aircraft guns → depth charge tracks and projectors → |
| awards |
Presidential Unit Citation
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| battleHonors |
7 battle stars for World War II service
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| beam |
36 ft 1 in
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| builder |
Norfolk Navy Yard
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| class |
Sims class
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| commissioned |
15 April 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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| decommissioned |
25 June 1946
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| displacementFullLoad |
2477 long tons
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| displacementStandard |
1570 long tons
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| draft |
13 ft 4 in
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| engagedSubmarines |
German U-boats in the Atlantic
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| fate |
sold for scrap
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| homeportDuringWWII |
various U.S. East Coast and Mediterranean bases
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| hullNumber |
DD-419
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| laidDown |
7 June 1938
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| launched |
1 June 1939
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| length |
348 ft 3 in
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| namedAfter |
Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright I
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Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright II → Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright III → |
| operator |
United States Navy
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| participatedIn |
Allied invasion of North Africa
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Operation Torch → |
| pennantNumber |
DD-419
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| power |
50,000 shp
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| precededBy |
Benham-class destroyer
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| propulsion |
2 geared steam turbines
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3 boilers → |
| range |
6490 nautical miles at 12 knots
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| role |
anti-submarine warfare ship
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convoy escort → surface combatant → |
| soldForScrap |
December 1959
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| speed |
35 knots
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| sponsor |
Mrs. J. M. Wainwright
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| stricken |
1 September 1958
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| succeededBy |
Benson-class destroyer
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| theaterOfOperations |
Atlantic Ocean
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Mediterranean Sea → |
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| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Sims-class destroyer
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notableShip |