USS Lamson (DD-367)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Lamson.
The third USS Lamson (DD-367) was a Mahan-class destroyer of the United States Navy; named for Roswell Hawkes Lamson. She served in the Pacific during World War II. Lamson participated in the Battle of Tassafaronga, and remained undamaged until hit by a Japanese kamikaze during the recapture of the Philippines. Lamson was sunk during the Operation Crossroads atomic weapons tests at Bikini Atoll in 1946.
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Name | Lamson |
Namesake | Roswell Hawkes Lamson |
Builder | Bath Iron Works |
Laid down | 20 March 1934 |
Launched | 17 June 1936 |
Commissioned | 21 October 1936 |
Stricken | 15 August 1946 |
Fate | Sunk, 2 July 1946 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Mahan class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,500 tons |
Length | 341 ft 4 in (104.04 m) |
Beam | 34 ft 8 in(10.57 m) |
Draft | 9 ft 1 in (2.77 m) |
Speed | 36.5 knots (68 km/h) |
Complement | 158 officers and crew |
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