Destroyer

Federal Shipbuilding &
Drydock Company
Kearney, New Jersey, U.S.A.

DD-485

N/A

April 16, 1942

July 31, 1941

N/A

February 20, 1942

N/A

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)

Builder's Data

Destroyer Index

US Navy Index