USS Shaw
Survived
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | Mahan |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 5 × 5″ guns |
Her forward magazine blew up in a floating drydock at Pearl Harbor, in one of the best-known photographs of the attack. Given a temporary bow and back at sea by 1942.
Armament and specifications
Armament
As Built
- 1 × Gun Director above bridge
- 5 × 5"(127 mm)/38 cal DP (5x1)
- 12 × 21 inch (533 mm) T Tubes (3x4)
- 4 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) MG AA (4x1)
- 2 × Depth Charge stern racks
c. 1944
- 1 × Mk33 Gun Fire Control System
- 4 × 5" (127 mm)/38 cal 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 | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 1 October 1934 |
| Launched | 28 October 1935 |
| Commissioned | 18 September 1936 |
| Displacement | 1,450 long tons (1,470 t) |
| Length | 341.3 ft (104.0 m) |
| Speed | 35 knots (40 mph; 65 km/h) |
| Complement | 204 officers and crew |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
28 October 1935
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Damaged
7 December 1941
Forward magazine blew up
Fate
Survived
Scrapped July 1946