USS Duncan

Sunk

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

Charged the Japanese column alone at Cape Esperance and was caught in the crossfire of both sides. Sank the next day.

The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Duncan (DD-485) underway in the South Pacific on 7 October 1942, five days before she was sunk in the Battle of Cape Esperance. The photo was taken from the escort carrier USS Copahee (ACV-12), which was then engaged in delivering aircraft to Guadalcanal. Photo: Unknown, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

4 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal dual-purpose guns
6 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns
6 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannons
10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
2 × depth charge tracks

Builder	Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Laid down	31 July 1941
Launched	20 February 1942
Commissioned	16 April 1942
Displacement	1,630 tons
Length	348 ft 3 in (106.15 m)
Speed	37.4 knots (69 km/h)
Complement	16 officers, 260 enlisted

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

Career

Launched

20 February 1942

Battle of Cape Esperance

Sunk

11–12 October 1942