USS Lamson (DD-367)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Lamson |
| Namesake | Roswell Hawkes Lamson |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down | 20 March 1934 |
| Launched | 17 June 1936 |
| Commissioned | 21 October 1936 |
| Stricken | 15 August 1946 |
| Fate | Sunk, 2 July 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Mahan class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,500 tons |
| Length | 341 ft 4 in (104.04 m) |
| Beam | 34 ft 8 in(10.57 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 1 in (2.77 m) |
| Speed | 36.5 knots (68 km/h) |
| Complement | 158 officers and crew |
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The third USS Lamson (DD-367) was a Mahan-class destroyer of the United States Navy; named for Roswell Hawkes Lamson. She served in the Pacific during World War II. Lamson participated in the Battle of Tassafaronga, and remained undamaged until hit by a Japanese kamikaze during the recapture of the Philippines. Lamson was sunk during the Operation Crossroads atomic weapons tests at Bikini Atoll in 1946.