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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Buck (DD-420) canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gleaves-class destroyer
ⓘ
United States Navy destroyer ⓘ |
| armament |
10 × 21 in torpedo tubes
ⓘ
5 × 5 in/38 caliber guns ⓘ 6 × 0.50 in machine guns ⓘ depth charge projectors ⓘ |
| awarded | 3 battle stars ⓘ |
| beam | 36 ft 1 in ⓘ |
| class |
Benson-class destroyer
ⓘ
surface form:
Gleaves class
|
| commissionedOn | 1940-05-15 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewCasualtiesWhenSunk | over 150 killed ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 276 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 1943-10-09 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 2473 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 1630 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 11 ft 10 in ⓘ |
| fate | sunk by enemy submarine ⓘ |
| followedBy | USS Ludlow (DD-438) ⓘ |
| hullNumber | DD-420 ⓘ |
| laidDownAt |
Philadelphia Navy Yard (south end)
ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia Navy Yard
|
| laidDownOn | 1938-05-25 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1939-05-22 ⓘ |
| length | 348 ft 3 in ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 35 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Admiral James Buck ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Allied invasion of Sicily
ⓘ
Allied landings at Salerno ⓘ Atlantic convoy escort operations ⓘ Mediterranean operations ⓘ |
| power | 50000 shp ⓘ |
| precededBy | USS Gleaves (DD-423) ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 propeller shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | 6500 nmi at 12 knots ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare
ⓘ
convoy escort ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1940 ⓘ |
| sponsor | Miss Mary B. Bradford ⓘ |
| sunkBy | German submarine U-616 ⓘ |
| sunkIn | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| sunkOffCoastOf |
Salerno
ⓘ
surface form:
Salerno, Italy
|
| sunkOn | 1943-10-09 ⓘ |
| survivorsWhenSunk | approximately 97 survivors ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sims-class destroyer
subject surface form:
James Buck