USS Wainwright (DD-419)

History

The USS Wainwright (DD-419) was a Sims-class destroyer in service with the United States Navy during World War II. The ship was named in honor of U.S. Navy Lieutenant Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, Jr.; his son, Master Jonathan Wainwright, III, U.S. Navy; his cousin, U.S.

Navy Commander Richard Wainwright; And U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Richard Wainwright.

The Sims-class destroyer, USS Wainwright (DD-419), commissioned April 15, 1940 in Norfolk, Virginia. She was ordered to conduct neutrality patrols in the Atlantic Ocean, protecting Allied convoys and merchant ships before and after the United States entered the war. In March 1942, she was assigned to the British Home Fleet and took part in a PQ-17 escort mission to the Russian Archangel.

During the transit, the convoy was attacked and dispersed by the Luftwaffe. On July 4, Wainwright was attacked from the air, but successfully thwarted the German planes. In November, she was assigned to Task Group 34.1 during Operation Torch and participated in the Battle of Casablanca. In June 1943, she took part in Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of Sicily, after receiving additional assignments with the Atlantic Convoy. She patrolled the waters between Italy and North Africa and helped sink the German submarine U-593 in December.

In January 1944, she protected the landings in Operation Shingles, the Allied invasion of Italy; she then went on to serve as escort and patrol the Mediterranean. After repairs at the New York Navy Yard in the spring of 1945, Wainwright moved to the Pacific and helped end the war until October.

In the spring of 1946, she was identified as one of the target ships in Operation Crossroads. Wainwright survived two nuclear explosions in July and remained on Bikini Atoll until being dragged into the sea and sank in July 1948.

Specification

Basic

Year of Service

1940

Origins

United States

supplement

192

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Class information

Class

The Sims Lesson

Class Size

12

ships

Class

USS The Sims (DD-409); USS Hughes (DD-410); USS Anderson (DD-411); USS Harman (DD-412); USMC (DD-413); USS Russell (DD-414); USS O'Brien (DD-415); USS Walker (DD-416); USS Morris (DD-417); USS Roy (DD-418); USS Wainwright ( DD-419); USS Buck (DD-420)

Operators

United States

Characters

Sea Bombing

Maritime bombardment/attack of surface targets/areas primarily through ship-based ballistic weapons.

Land Assault

Littoral attacks against surface targets primarily through ship-based missiles/missile weapons.

Sea Patrol

Active patrolling of critical waterways and sea areas; also serves as a local deterrent against air and maritime threats.

Airspace Denial/Deterrence

Neutralization or deterrence of flying elements by airborne missile weapon ballistics.

Fleet Support

Provide support (fire or materiel) to major surface fleets in blue water environments.

Dimensions and Weight

Length

348. 3 feet

106.16m

Ray

36. 0 feet

10.97m

Draft

13.4 feet

4.08m

Shift

1,600 t

Power and Performance

Installed Power:

The superheated high pressure boiler supplies the geared steam turbine with 50,000 hp on 2 shafts.

Surface Velocity

section 35.0

(40.3 km/h)

Area

3,658nm

(4,210 miles | 6,775 kilometers)

Weapons

Main gun 5 x 5 in / 38 caliber single gun turret. Quadruple Torpedo Launchers 8 x 21 inches. 4 x .50 caliber Browning M2 heavy machine guns. 2 depth charge racks (10 depth charges).

Aircraft

None.