USS Hammann (DD-412)
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USS Hammann (DD-412) was a World War II-era Sims-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named after Ensign Charles Hammann, a Medal of Honor recipient from World War I. Hammann was sunk during the Battle of Midway, while assisting the sinking aircraft carrier USS Yorktown.
Hammann after completion in 1939 | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | United States Ship Destroyer Hammann |
Namesake | Charles Hammann |
Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company |
Laid down | 17 January 1938 |
Launched | 4 February 1939 |
Commissioned | 11 August 1939 |
Out of service | June, 1942 |
Identification | DD 412 |
Honors and awards | American Defense Service Medal ("Fleet" clasp, "A" device), Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2 stars), World War II Victory Medal |
Fate | Sunk, in Battle of Midway by I-168 on 6 June 1942 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Sims-class destroyer |
Displacement |
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Length | 348 ft, 3¼ in, (106.15 m) |
Beam | 36 ft, 1 in (11 m) |
Draft | 13 ft, 4.5 in (4.07 m) |
Propulsion | High-pressure super-heated boilers, geared turbines with twin screws, 50,000 horsepower |
Speed | 35 knots |
Range | 3,660 nautical miles at 20 kt (6,780 km at 37 km/h) |
Complement | 192 (10 officers/182 enlisted) |
Armament | 4 × 5 inch/38, in single mounts
4 × .50 caliber/90, in single mounts ㅤ 8 × 21 inch torpedo tubes in two quadruple mounts 2 × depth charge track, 10 depth charges |
Hammann was launched by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey on 4 February 1939; sponsored by Miss Lillian Hammann; and commissioned on 11 August 1939, Commander Arnold E. True in command. Hammann conducted shakedown off the East Coast and for the next two years participated in training and readiness operations off both coasts.