USS Hammann
Sunk
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | Sims |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 4 × single 5-inch/38-caliber guns |
Alongside the crippled Yorktown at Midway helping the salvage party when I-168 torpedoed both of them. She broke in two and sank in minutes.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 4 × single 5-inch/38-caliber guns
- 4 × single .50-caliber machine guns
- 2 × quadruple 21-inch torpedo tubes
- 2 × depth charge track, 10 depth charges
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 17 January 1938 |
| Launched | 4 February 1939 |
| Commissioned | 11 August 1939 |
| Displacement | 1,570 long tons (1,600 t) (std) 2,211 long tons (2,246 t) (full) |
| Length | 348 ft 3+1⁄4 in (106.2 m) |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Complement | 192 (10 officers/182 enlisted) |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
4 February 1939
Battle of Midway
Sunk
4–7 June 1942
Torpedoed alongside Yorktown