USS Duncan (DD-485)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Duncan Donuts.
USS Duncan (DD-485), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after Silas Duncan, who was severely wounded by enemy fire which caused the loss of his right arm during the Battle of Lake Champlain on 11 September 1814.
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Name | Duncan |
Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company |
Laid down | 31 July 1941 |
Launched | 20 February 1942 |
Commissioned | 16 April 1942 |
Fate | Sank on 12 October 1942, north of Savo Island |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Gleaves-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,630 tons |
Length | 348 ft 3 in (106.15 m) |
Beam | 36 ft 1 in (11.00 m) |
Draft | 11 ft 10 in (3.61 m) |
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Speed | 37.4 knots (69 km/h) |
Range | 6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 16 officers, 260 enlisted |
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