USS Hammann (DD-412)

IUSS Hammann (DD-412)
Hammann after completion in 1939
History
United States
NameUnited States Ship Destroyer Hammann
NamesakeCharles Hammann
BuilderFederal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Laid down17 January 1938
Launched4 February 1939
Commissioned11 August 1939
Out of serviceJune, 1942
IdentificationDD 412
Honors and
awards
American Defense Service Medal ("Fleet" clasp, "A" device), Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2 stars), World War II Victory Medal
FateSunk, in Battle of Midway by I-168 on 6 June 1942
General characteristics
Class and typeSims-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 1,570 long tons (1,600 t) (std)
  • 2,211 long tons (2,246 t) (full)
Length348 ft, 3¼ in, (106.15 m)
Beam36 ft, 1 in (11 m)
Draft13 ft, 4.5 in (4.07 m)
PropulsionHigh-pressure super-heated boilers, geared turbines with twin screws, 50,000 horsepower
Speed35 knots
Range3,660 nautical miles at 20 kt (6,780 km at 37 km/h)
Complement192 (10 officers/182 enlisted)
Armament4 × 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

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 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.


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