USS Killen
Survived
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | Fletcher |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 5 × 5″ guns |
Hit Yamashiro with a torpedo at Surigao Strait. Damaged by a bomb off Leyte in November 1944.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 5 × 5 in (130 mm)
- 4 × 40 mm AA guns
- 4 × 20 mm AA guns
- 10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
- 6 × depth charge projectors
- 2 × depth charge tracks
| Builder | Puget Sound Naval Shipyard |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 26 November 1941 |
| Launched | 10 January 1943 |
| Commissioned | 4 May 1944 |
| Displacement | 2,050 tons |
| Length | 376 ft 6 in (114.7 m) |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Complement | 329 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
10 January 1943
Battle of Surigao Strait
Survived
24–25 October 1944
Second destroyer attack; torpedoed Yamashiro