Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

DD-415 USS O'Brien

• Sims class Destroyer:
• Displacement: 2,300 tons
• Length: 347'11"
• Beam: 35'7"
• Draft: 17'4"
• Speed: 37 knots
• Armament: 4 5"/38 DP, 2x2 40mm, 3x1 40mm, 4 20mm, 2 depth charge tracks, depth charge projectors, 2x5 21" torpedo tubes
• Complement: 251
• High-pressure super-heated boilers, geared turbines with twin screws, 50,000 h.p.
• Built at Boston Navy Yard and commissioned 2 March 1940

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS O'Brien
• USS O'Brien (DD-415) at Destroyers Online

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Torpedoed in the Solomons, 15Sep42

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