USS Lamson (DD-367)

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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 and 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
Armament	As Built: 1 × Gun director above bridge, 5 × 5"(127mm)/38cal DP (5x1), 12 × 21 inch (533 mm) T Tubes (3x4), 4 × .50cal (12.7mm) MG AA (4x1), 2 × Depth Charge stern racks, c1944: 1 × Mk33 Gun Fire Control System, 4 × 5" (127mm)/38cal DP (4x1), 12 × 21 inch (533 mm) T Tubes (3x4), 2 × Mk51 Gun Directors, 4 × Bofors 40 mm AA (2x2), 6 × Oerlikon 20 mm AA (6x1), 2 × Depth Charge roll-off stern racks, 4 × K-gun depth charge projectors

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.