USS Aaron Ward (DD-483)
Gleaves-class destroyer of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Aaron Ward.
USS Aaron Ward (DD-483) was a Gleaves-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named in honor of Rear Admiral Aaron Ward. She sank on 7 April 1943 in a shoal near Tinete Point of Nggela Sule, Solomon Islands during Operation I-Go. Her wreck was discovered on 4 September 1994.
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USS Aaron Ward approaching USS Wasp on 17 August 1942, during operations in the Solomon Islands area. | |
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Name | USS Aaron Ward |
Namesake | Aaron Ward |
Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company |
Laid down | 11 February 1941 |
Launched | 22 November 1941 |
Commissioned | 4 March 1942 |
Fate | Sunk by Japanese aircraft off Guadalcanal 7 April 1943 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Gleaves-class destroyer |
Displacement | 2,060 tons (2,090 t) |
Length | 348 ft 4 in (106.17 m) |
Beam | 36 ft 1 in (11.00 m) |
Draft | 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) |
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Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
Range | 6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 208 |
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