USS Fletcher

Survived

Type	Destroyer
Class	Fletcher
War	Second World War
Main guns	5 × 5″ guns

Lead ship of the largest US destroyer class. Came through 13 November 1942 unhurt and fired the first torpedoes at Tassafaronga.

The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Fletcher (DD-445) underway at sea, circa the 1960s. This photograph was received from USS Fletcher in 1969. Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

5 × single (127 mm)/38 caliber Dual-purpose guns
1 × 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns
6 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons
10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
6 x K-guns
2 x depth charge racks

Builder	Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny, New Jersey
Laid down	2 October 1941
Launched	3 May 1942
Commissioned	30 June 1942
Displacement	2,100 long tons (2,134 t) (standard) 2,924 long tons (2,971 t) (max)
Length	376 ft 5 in (114.73 m) oa
Speed	36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Complement	273 officers and enlisted

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

Career

Launched

3 May 1942

Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: first night

Survived

13 November 1942

Last in the column

Battle of Tassafaronga

Survived

30 November 1942

Fate

Survived

Sold 22 February 1972 and scrapped