USS Buck (DD-420)
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USS Buck (DD-420) was a United States Navy destroyer that served during World War II, participating in Atlantic convoy escort duties and Mediterranean operations before being sunk in 1943.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Gleaves-class destroyer
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United States Navy destroyer → |
| armament |
10 × 21 in torpedo tubes
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5 × 5 in/38 caliber guns → 6 × 0.50 in machine guns → depth charge projectors → |
| awarded |
3 battle stars
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| beam |
36 ft 1 in
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| class |
Gleaves class
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| commissionedOn |
1940-05-15
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| conflict |
World War II
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| country |
United States
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| crewCasualtiesWhenSunk |
over 150 killed
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| crewComplement |
about 276 officers and enlisted
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| decommissionedOn |
1943-10-09
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| displacementFullLoad |
2473 long tons
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| displacementStandard |
1630 long tons
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| draft |
11 ft 10 in
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| fate |
sunk by enemy submarine
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| followedBy |
USS Ludlow (DD-438)
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| hullNumber |
DD-420
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| laidDownAt |
Philadelphia Navy Yard
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| laidDownOn |
1938-05-25
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| launchedOn |
1939-05-22
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| length |
348 ft 3 in
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| maximumSpeed |
35 knots
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| namedAfter |
Admiral James Buck
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| operator |
United States Navy
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| participatedIn |
Allied invasion of Sicily
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Allied landings at Salerno → Atlantic convoy escort operations → Mediterranean operations → |
| power |
50000 shp
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| precededBy |
USS Gleaves (DD-423)
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| propulsion |
2 propeller shafts
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steam turbines → |
| range |
6500 nmi at 12 knots
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| role |
anti-submarine warfare
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convoy escort → |
| serviceEntry |
1940
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| sponsor |
Miss Mary B. Bradford
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| sunkBy |
German submarine U-616
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| sunkIn |
Mediterranean Sea
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| sunkOffCoastOf |
Salerno, Italy
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| sunkOn |
1943-10-09
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| survivorsWhenSunk |
approximately 97 survivors
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| theaterOfOperations |
Atlantic Ocean
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Mediterranean Sea → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Sims-class destroyer
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notableShip |