USS Duncan DD-485 |
Type: |
Destroyer |
Class: |
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Builder: |
Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Company Kearney, New Jersey, U.S.A. |
Hull Number: |
DD-485 |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Commissioned: |
April 16, 1942 |
Keel Laid: |
July 31, 1941 |
Decommissioned: |
N/A |
Launched: |
February 20, 1942 |
Stricken: |
N/A |
Fate: |
Sunk Oct. 12, 1942 by Japanese warships at the Battle of Cape Esperance. (Probably also hit by U.S. warships.) Location: South Pacific, 5 miles north of Savo Island, Solomon Islands. (09.01S-159.48E) 48 men killed, 194 survivors picked up by USS McCalla DD-488 and small craft from Guadalcanal. (Roll of Honor) |
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Notes: | Named in honor of Commander Silas Duncan (1788-1834). |
Builder's Data |
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Page published May 16, 2016 |