USS Anderson

Micronesia,Asia

USS
                        Anderson was a Sims class destroyer laid down by Federal
                        Shipbuilding & Drydock Company in Kearny in November
                        1937. She was launched in February 1939 and commissioned
                        three months later. She was assigned to the Atlantic
                        Fleet and was used as a neutrality boat until USA joined
                        the war in 1941. She was sent to Pearl Harbor in 1942,
                        and took part in most of the major battles in the
                        Pacific. She was assigned to TG 92 and the Northern
                        Pacific Force, and finished her duty in Japanese waters
                        in October 1945. She earned herself ten Battle Stars for
                        her service in World War Two. In January 1946 she was
                        assigned to Joint Task Force and marked as a target ship
                        under Operation Crossroads. 1. July 1946 she was struck
                        by the atomic bomb Able and sunk outside the Bikini
                        atoll. The wreck rest today on a depth of fifty meter.

Name:	Former names:	Dimensions:
USS Anderson	DD-411	348,3 x 36,1 x 13,4 f

Tons:	Built:	Home Port:
1570 displ ( std )	Kearny ( US ) 1939	( US )

GPS: 11° 36.612' N, 165° 28.956' E
( Source: Scuba Doctor )

Picture: USS Anderson in March 1945
Courtesy of US Navy 19N84296, Public domain

Last updated: February 2019

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