USS Anderson
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USS Anderson (DD-411) was a Sims-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Sims-class destroyer ⓘ |
| armament |
12 × 21-inch torpedo tubes
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4 × 0.50 in machine guns (as built) ⓘ 5 × 5-inch/38 caliber guns ⓘ depth charge projectors ⓘ |
| awarded | Battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| beam | 36 feet 1 inch ⓘ |
| builder |
Bath Iron Works
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Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 19 May 1939 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 192 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 20 July 1946 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 2170 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 1570 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 13 feet 4 inches ⓘ |
| fate | Sunk as target ⓘ |
| hullNumber | DD-411 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 15 November 1937 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 4 February 1939 ⓘ |
| length | 348 feet 3 inches ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 35 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Rear Admiral Edwin Alexander Anderson Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | Extensive destroyer service in the Pacific during World War II ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Aleutian Islands Campaign
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Attack on Pearl Harbor operations period NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Leyte NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Eastern Solomons NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Guadalcanal Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Marianas campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Naval Battle of Guadalcanal NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 50000 shaft horsepower ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 propeller shafts
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Geared steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | 6500 nautical miles at 12 knots ⓘ |
| role |
Anti-submarine warfare
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Escort duties ⓘ Screening aircraft carriers ⓘ Shore bombardment ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Atlantic Fleet (pre-World War II)
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Pacific Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipClass | Sims class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Mrs. E. A. Anderson Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strickenFromNavalRegisterOn | 1 March 1948 ⓘ |
| sunkAsTargetOn | 1 July 1948 ⓘ |
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