USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413)
ObjectPacific War
U.S. Navy destroyer escort sunk at the Battle off Samar
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USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413)
- Pacific War
- Ships and Boats
USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413) was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that served with the United States Navy in World War II. Nicknamed the “Sammy B”, she was named for Coxswain Samuel Booker Roberts Jr. She fought with Task Unit 77.4.3, known as Taffy 3, during the Battle off Samar in October 1944 and was sunk by Japanese battleship fire. As of June 2022, the wreck was the deepest shipwreck ever discovered.
- Class
- John C. Butler-class destroyer escort
- Nickname
- Sammy B
- Battle
- Battle off Samar
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413) (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q787851
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- Public domain · File page on Wikimedia CommonsU.S. Navy photo NH 96011Modifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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