USS Lamson (DD-367) [SEP] vessel class
USS Lamson (DD-367)
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.
History.
"Lamson" was laid down 20 March 1934 by Bath Iron
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