USS Lamson

Survived

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

In the rear at Tassafaronga.

USS Lamson (DD-367) off the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, 2 April 1945. Note that her waist torpedo tubes have been removed and a pair of 40 mm quad gun mounts fitted to increase the ship's anti-aircraft firepower. Removed caption read: Photo # 19-N-80819 USS Lamson underway off the Photo: Unknown, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

As Built

1 × Gun director above bridge
5 × 5"(127mm)/38cal DP (5x1)
12 × 21 inch (533 mm) T Tubes (3x4)
4 × .50cal (12.7mm) MG AA (4x1)
2 × Depth Charge stern racks

c1944

1 × Mk33 Gun Fire Control System
4 × 5" (127mm)/38cal DP (4x1)
2 × Mk51 Gun Directors
4 × Bofors 40 mm AA (2x2)
6 × Oerlikon 20 mm AA (6x1)
2 × Depth Charge roll-off stern racks
4 × K-gun depth charge projectors

Builder	Bath Iron Works
Laid down	20 March 1934
Launched	17 June 1936
Commissioned	21 October 1936
Displacement	1,500 tons
Length	341 ft 4 in (104.04 m)
Speed	36.5 knots (68 km/h)
Complement	158 officers and crew

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

Career

Launched

17 June 1936

Battle of Tassafaronga

Survived

30 November 1942

Fate

Survived

Sunk on 2 July 1946 during Operation Crossroads