USS Smith
Survived
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | Mahan |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 5 × 5″ guns |
At Santa Cruz a burning Japanese torpedo plane crashed onto her forecastle. She steered into South Dakota's wake to put out the fire and kept firing.
Armament and specifications
Armament
As built
- 1 × Gun Director above bridge
- 5 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal. DP (5x1)
- 12 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (3x4)
- 4 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) AA machine guns (4x1)
- 2 × depth charge stern racks
c1944
- 1 × Mk 33 Gun Fire Control System
- 4 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal. DP (4x1)
- 12 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (3x4)
- 2 × Mk 51 Gun Directors
- 4 × Bofors 40 mm AA (2x2)
- 5 × Oerlikon 20 mm AA (5x1)
- 2 × depth charge roll-off stern racks
- 4 × K-gun depth charge projectors
| Builder | Mare Island Naval Shipyard |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 27 October 1934 |
| Launched | 20 February 1936 |
| Commissioned | 19 September 1936 |
| Displacement | 1,500 tons |
| Length | 341 ft 4 in (104.04 m) |
| Speed | 37 knots (69 km/h; 43 mph) |
| Complement | 8 officers and 150 enlisted crew |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
20 February 1936
25–27 October 1942
A torpedo plane crashed onto her
Fate
Survived
Sold for scrapping, August 1947