USS Hutchins
Survived
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | Fletcher |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 5 × 5″ guns |
Led the second destroyer attack at Surigao Strait and helped finish off Asagumo. Badly damaged by a suicide boat off Okinawa in 1945 and not repaired.
Specifications
| Builder | Boston Navy Yard |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 27 September 1941 |
| Launched | 20 February 1942 |
| Commissioned | 17 November 1942 |
| Displacement | 2,050 tons |
|---|---|
| Length | 376 ft 6 in (114.7 m) |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Complement | 336 |
Armament
- 5 × single Mk 12 5 in (127 mm)/38 guns
- 5 × twin 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors AA guns
- 7 × single 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon AA guns
- 2 × quintuple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
- 6 × single depth charge throwers
- 2 × depth charge racks
Gun layout
Ahead
2 guns
Broadside
5 guns
Astern
2 guns
Torpedoes
10 tubes a side
Shaded wedges are each mount’s arc of fire, and dashed ones the torpedo tubes’; ringed mounts are superfiring. Point at a mount to pick out its arc.
As built. Drawn from published descriptions rather than a plan. Simplified; positions and arcs are approximate.
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
20 February 1942
Battle of Surigao Strait
Survived
24–25 October 1944
Second destroyer attack
Fate
Survived
Sold for scrap, January 1948