USS Duncan (DD-485)

History
United States
Name	Duncan
Builder	Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Laid down	31 July 1941
Launched	20 February 1942
Commissioned	16 April 1942
Fate	Sank on 12 October 1942, north of Savo Island
General characteristics
Class and type	Gleaves-class destroyer
Displacement	1,630 tons
Length	348 ft 3 in (106.15 m)
Beam	36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
Draft	11 ft 10 in (3.61 m)
Propulsion	50,000 shp (37,000 kW); 4 boilers; 2 propellers
Speed	37.4 knots (69 km/h)
Range	6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	16 officers, 260 enlisted
Armament	4 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal dual-purpose guns, 6 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns, 6 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannons, 10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 2 × depth charge tracks

USS Duncan (DD-485), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after Silas Duncan, who was severely wounded by enemy fire which caused the loss of his right arm during the Battle of Lake Champlain on 11 September 1814.