USS William D. Porter

USS William D. Porter (DD-579) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Commodore William D. Porter (1808–1864), during World War II. She served in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters, the latter where she was sunk by a kamikaze.

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DD-579; DD-579; William D. Porter
length 114.8 metre, speed 35 knot, 
destroyer, Fletcher-class destroyer, Consolidated Steel Corporation, United States Navy, 

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  USS Drexler ⓘ
  1944 Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer

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  USS English ⓘ
  1944 Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer

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  USS William D. Porter ⓘ
  1942 Fletcher-class destroyer

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

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World War II Q362

1942-09-27T00:00:00Z

1942-09-27T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1942-05-07T00:00:00Z

1942-05-07T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1943-07-06T00:00:00Z

1943-07-06T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

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USS William D. Porter (DD-579) in Massacre Bay, Attu, 9 June 1944 (NH 97804)

USS William D. Porter (DD-579) sinking after a Kamikaze attack off Okinawa, 10 June 1945 (80-G-490024)

USS William D. Porter

USS William D. Porter (DD-579) before her launch at the Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas (USA), on 27 September 1942

USS William D. Porter (DD-579) off the Charleston Naval Shipyard, South Carolina (USA), on 24 September 1943

USS William D. Porter (DD-579) sinking after a Kamikaze attack off Okinawa, 10 June 1945

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
object	watercraft		USS Drexler	Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS English	Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS William D. Porter	Fletcher-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
commons	image		USS William D. Porter (DD-579) in Massacre Bay, Attu, 9 June 1944 (NH 97804)		Commons
commons	image		USS William D. Porter (DD-579) sinking after a Kamikaze attack off Okinawa, 10 June 1945 (80-G-490024)		Commons
commons	image		USS William D. Porter		Commons
commons	image		USS William D. Porter (DD-579) before her launch at the Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas (USA), on 27 September 1942		Commons
commons	image		USS William D. Porter (DD-579) off the Charleston Naval Shipyard, South Carolina (USA), on 24 September 1943		Commons
commons	image		USS William D. Porter (DD-579) sinking after a Kamikaze attack off Okinawa, 10 June 1945		Commons