USS Buck (DD-420)

USS Buck (DD-420)
History
United States
Name	USS Buck
Namesake	James Buck
Builder	Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
Laid down	6 April 1938
Launched	22 May 1939
Commissioned	15 May 1940
Identification	DD-420
Honors and awards	American Defense Service Medal ("Fleet" clasp, "A" device) European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (3 stars) World War II Victory Medal
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk by U-616 off Salerno, 9 October 1943
General characteristics
Class and type	Sims-class destroyer
Displacement	1,570 long tons (1,600 t) (std) 2,211 long tons (2,246 t) (full)
Length	348 ft 3+1⁄4 in (106.2 m)
Beam	36 ft 1 in (11.0 m)
Draft	13 ft 4.5 in (4.1 m)
Propulsion	High-pressure super-heated boilers Geared turbines with twin screws 50,000 hp (37,000 kW)
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range	3,660 nmi (6,780 km; 4,210 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	192 (10 officers/182 enlisted)
Armament	5 × 5 inch/38, in single mounts 4 × .50 caliber/90, in single mounts 8 × 21 inch torpedo tubes in two quadruple mounts 2 × depth charge track, 10 depth charges

The second USS Buck (DD-420), a World War II-era Sims-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, was named after Quartermaster James Buck, a Civil War Medal of Honor recipient. It was built by Philadelphia Naval Shipyard and launched in 1939. It was a member of the convoy carrying the US 1st Provisional Marine Brigade. She served during the Second World War. It was sunk by the German submarine U-616 on 9 October 1943 off the coast of Salerno, when it was working in support of Operation Avalanche. It received 3 battle stars for its services during the Second World War.