USS Blue (DD-387)
9°7′33″S 159°58′39″E / 9.12583°S 159.97750°E
USS Blue off Mare Island Navy Yard, California, on 11 April 1942 | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | Blue |
| Namesake | Victor Blue |
| Builder | Norfolk Navy Yard |
| Laid down | 25 September 1935 |
| Launched | 27 May 1937 |
| Commissioned | 14 August 1937 |
| Honors & awards | 5 × battle stars |
| Fate | Sunk Battle of Guadalcanal, on 22 August 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Bagley-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 2,325 tons (full), 1,500 tons (light) |
| Length | 341 ft 8 in (104.14 m) |
| Beam | 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m) |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 38.5 knots (71.3 km/h; 44.3 mph) |
| Range | 6,500 nmi (12,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 158 |
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USS Blue (DD-387), a Bagley-class destroyer, was the first United States Navy ship of that name, in honor of Rear Admiral Victor Blue (1865–1928). Blue served during World War II. She was launched 27 May 1937 by Norfolk Naval Shipyard; sponsored by Miss Kate Lilly Blue, sister of Rear Adm. Blue; and commissioned 14 August 1937.