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USS Anderson
Sims-class destroyer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the World War I patrol boat, see USS Margaret Anderson (SP-1203).
USS Anderson (DD-411) was a Sims-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral Edwin Alexander Anderson, Jr., a Medal of Honor recipient.
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Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company |
Laid down | 15 November 1937 |
Launched | 4 February 1939 |
Commissioned | 19 May 1939 |
Decommissioned | 28 August 1946 |
Stricken | 25 September 1946 |
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Fate | Sunk by Test "Able" (Operation Crossroads) at Bikini Atoll 1 July 1946 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Sims-class destroyer |
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Length | 348 ft, 3¼ in, (106.15 m) |
Beam | 36 ft, 1 in (11 m) |
Draught | 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 |
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Armor | None |
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