USS Mayrant (DD-402)
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USS Mayrant (DD-402) was a United States Navy destroyer that served actively during World War II, participating in Atlantic convoy escort duties and major Mediterranean operations.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Benham-class destroyer
ⓘ
United States Navy destroyer ⓘ |
| armament |
5 × 5-inch/38 caliber guns
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anti-aircraft guns ⓘ depth charges ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| battleHonors | 3 battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| beam | 35 ft 6 in ⓘ |
| builder | Boston Navy Yard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 19 September 1939 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 184 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| damagedBy | German dive bombers ⓘ |
| dateOfMajorDamage | 23 July 1943 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1 November 1945 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 2050 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 1500 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 9 ft 8 in ⓘ |
| escortDuties |
Mediterranean convoys
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North Atlantic convoys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| hullNumber | DD-402 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 15 April 1937 ⓘ |
| launched | 14 May 1938 ⓘ |
| length | 341 ft 3 in ⓘ |
| locationOfMajorDamage | off Palermo, Sicily GENERATED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 37 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Edward Mayrant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namesakeEra | American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namesakeOccupation | United States Navy officer ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Atlantic convoy escort operations
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Mediterranean operations ⓘ Operation Husky NERFINISHED ⓘ invasion of Sicily ⓘ |
| preWarServiceArea |
Atlantic Fleet
NERFINISHED
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Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 propeller shafts
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare
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convoy escort ⓘ screening for capital ships ⓘ |
| scrappedAt | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedInConflict | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipClass | Benham class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soldForScrap | 10 May 1947 ⓘ |
| sponsor | Miss Margaret K. Davison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stricken | 28 January 1947 ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
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Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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