
Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
DD-557 USS Johnston
- Fletcher Class Destroyer:
- Displacement: 2050 tons
- Length: 376'6"
- Beam: 39'4"
- Draft: 17'9"
- Speed: 35 knots
- Armament: 5 5"/38, 2x5 21" torpedo tubes
- Complement: 329
- High-pressure super-heated boilers, geared turbines with twin screws, 60,000 h.p.
- Built at Seattle-Tacoma, Seattle Yard and commissioned 27 October 1943
25 Oct 44; gunfire at Leyte Gulf
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January 19, 2000