USS William D. Porter (DD-579)

GPTKB entity

Properties (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf destroyer
gptkbp:armament 5 × 5 in guns
1 × 40 mm gun
10 × 21 in torpedo tubes
6 × 20 mm guns
gptkbp:awardedBy battle stars
gptkbp:beam 37 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Bath_Iron_Works
gptkbp:class Fletcher-class
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:United_States_Navy
1943
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:United_States_Navy
1946
gptkbp:displacement 2,050 tons
gptkbp:draft 13 feet
gptkbp:fate sunk as a target
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Norfolk,_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS William D. Porter (DD-579)
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Task_Force_34
gptkb:Task_Force_38
gptkb:Destroyer_Squadron_23
gptkb:Task_Group_77.4
gptkb:Task_Force_77
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gptkbp:launched 1943
gptkbp:length 376 feet
gptkbp:nickname Wilbur
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:participatesIn gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:William_D._Porter
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Commander_William_D._Porter
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USS_Wadsworth_(DD-516)
USS Waller (DD-466)
USS Wainwright (DD-419)
USS Fletcher (DD-445)
USS McCoy Reynolds (DD-441)
USS Radford (DD-446)
gptkbp:speed 35 knots