USS Aaron Ward

Sunk

Type	Destroyer
Class	Gleaves
War	Second World War
Main guns	4 × 5″ guns

Hit nine times on 13 November 1942 and towed to Tulagi. Sunk by aircraft off Guadalcanal in April 1943.

The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Aaron Ward (DD-483) approaching the aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CV-7) on 17 August 1942, during operations in the Solomon Islands area. Note that her port anchor is missing, probably removed as a weight-saving measure. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 12 (Modified). Photo: Unknown, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

4 × 5 in (127 mm) DP guns
6 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) guns
4 × 40 mm AA guns
5 × 20 mm AA guns
5 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
6 × depth charge projectors, 2 × depth charge tracks

Builder	Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Laid down	11 February 1941
Launched	22 November 1941
Commissioned	4 March 1942
Displacement	2,060 tons (2,090 t)
Length	348 ft 4 in (106.17 m)
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h)
Complement	208

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

22 November 1941

Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: first night

Damaged

13 November 1942

Fate

Sunk

Sunk by Japanese aircraft off Guadalcanal 7 April 1943