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Lardner

USS Lardner

Survived

United States Navy

TypeDestroyer
ClassGleaves
WarSecond World War
Main guns5 × 5″ guns

In the rear at Tassafaronga.

The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Lardner (DD-487) at a Pacific anchorage, possibly Manus, 1945. Photo: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 5 × 5 in (127 mm) DP guns
  • 6 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) guns
  • 6 × 20 mm AA guns
  • 10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
  • 2 × depth charge tracks
BuilderFederal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Laid down15 September 1941
Launched20 March 1942
Commissioned13 May 1942
Displacement1,630 tons
Length348 ft 3 in (106.15 m)
Speed37.4 knots (69 km/h)
Complement16 officers, 260 enlisted

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

Career

Launched

20 March 1942

Battle of Tassafaronga
Survived

30 November 1942

Fate

Survived

Sunk as a target 21 November 1982