The destroyer USS Buck (DD 420) of the US Navy. She was lost on 9 Oct 1943.
Technical information
| Type | Destroyer |
| Displacement | 1720 BRT |
| Length | 347 feet |
| Complement | 251 men |
| Armament | 5 5" guns 12 21" torpedo tubes |
| Max speed | 37 knots |
| Notes on class | This was the last class of destroyers completed for the US Navy prior to WWII. These ships were longer than their predecessors and led the way for the wartime production of larger, faster and more powerful destroyer classes. Of the 12 ships 5 were lost during the war - none being in service after 1946. US Navy destroyer classes during WWII: |
US Navy ships of the Sims class
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| USS Anderson (DD 411) | ||
| USS Hughes (DD 410) | ||
| USS Morris (DD 417) | ||
| USS Mustin (DD 413) | ||
| USS Roe (DD 418) | ||
| USS Russell (DD 414) | ||
 | USS Buck (DD 420) | Lost on 9 Oct 1943 |
| USS Hammann (i) (DD 412) | Lost on 6 Jun 1942 | |
| USS O'Brien (i) (DD 415) | Lost on 19 Oct 1942 | |
| USS Sims (i) (DD 409) | Lost on 7 May 1942 | |
| USS Wainwright (DD 419) | ||
| USS Walke (i) (DD 416) | Lost on 15 Nov 1942 | |
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See all US Navy Destroyer classes.
 US Destroyers 1934-45 Dave McComb |
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