USS Sampson (DD-394)
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USS Sampson (DD-394) was a United States Navy Somers-class destroyer that served primarily in the Atlantic during World War II.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Somers-class destroyer
ⓘ
United States Navy destroyer ⓘ |
| armament |
12 × 21-inch torpedo tubes
ⓘ
8 × 5-inch/38 caliber guns ⓘ anti-aircraft guns ⓘ depth charge projectors ⓘ |
| beam | 36 feet 1 inch ⓘ |
| builder | Bath Iron Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Bath, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Somers class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 19 August 1938 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewComplement | about 260 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 1 November 1945 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 2600 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 1850 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 16 feet 0 inches ⓘ |
| followedBy | Benham-class destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeport | various U.S. East Coast ports ⓘ |
| hullNumber | DD-394 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 8 April 1936 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 16 April 1938 ⓘ |
| length | 381 feet 0 inches ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 37 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William T. Sampson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Allied convoy operations in the Atlantic
ⓘ
escort of troop and supply convoys ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | DD-394 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| power | 52000 shaft horsepower ⓘ |
| precededBy | Porter-class destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryServicePeriod | 1938–1945 ⓘ |
| propulsion |
geared turbines
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steam turbines ⓘ twin screws ⓘ |
| range | 6500 nautical miles at 12 knots ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare ship
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convoy escort ⓘ patrol ship ⓘ |
| scrappedAfter | decommissioning in 1945 ⓘ |
| scrappedOn | post-World War II ⓘ |
| servedInConflict | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | interwar period ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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