USS Sampson (DD-394)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Sampson.
The second USS Sampson (DD-394) was a Somers-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named of William Thomas Sampson a rear admiral known for his victory in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish–American War.
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United States | |
Namesake | William Thomas Sampson |
Builder | Bath Iron Works |
Laid down | 8 April 1936 |
Launched | 16 April 1938 |
Commissioned | 19 August 1938 |
Decommissioned | 1 November 1945 |
Stricken | 28 November 1945 |
Fate | Scrapped 29 March 1946 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Somers class destroyer |
Displacement | 2130 tons |
Length | 381 ft (116 m) |
Beam | 36 ft 2 in (11.02 m) |
Draught | 10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) |
Speed | 32 kt |
Complement | 287 |
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Sampson was laid down on 8 April 1936 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, launched on 16 April 1938, sponsored by Mrs Louisa Smith Thayer, commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard on 19 August 1938.