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Lang

USS Lang

Survived

United States Navy

TypeDestroyer
ClassBenham
WarSecond World War
Main guns4 × 5″ guns

Fought at Vella Gulf.

The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Lang (DD-399) underway in the Atlantic Ocean on 26 May 1942. Note her pattern camouflage. Photo: U.S. Navy, photographed from a USS Wasp (CV-7) aircraft., Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 4 5-inch 38 caliber, 6 20 mm., 7 .50 cal (12.7 mm) guns. AA, 8 21" torpedo tubes, 2 depth charge racks
BuilderFederal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company
Laid down5 April 1937
Launched27 August 1938
Commissioned30 March 1939
Displacement1,725 tons
Length341 ft 1 in
Speed38.5
Complement184 officers and enlisted

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

Career

Launched

27 August 1938

6–7 August 1943