USS Smith (DD 378)
| Navy | US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Mahan |
| Pennant | DD 378 |
| Built by | Mare Island Navy Yard (Vallejo, California, U.S.A.) |
| Laid down | 27 Oct 1934 |
| Launched | 20 Feb 1936 |
| Commissioned | 9 Sep 1936 |
| Decommissioned | 28 Jun 1946 |
| History | |
| Japanese
torpedo plane crashed into her forecastle, causing a heavy explosion.By
early afternoon, the crew had extinguished all of the fires forward,With
57 killed or missing, 12 wounded, her
magazines flooded, and temporary loss of steering control from the
pilothouse Smith headed to Noumea for temporary repairs. Stricken 25 February 1947. Sold 20 August 1947 and broken up for scrap. |
