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I copied the contents of this page from DANFS. While other ship's histories I've copied from DANFS have been for the most part NPOV and mostly encyclopedic, this one is too conversational, loaded with POV-ish terms and adjectives. At the moment, I'm more interested in bringing DANFS data over for ships without entries in Wikipedia than editing these for NPOV. Please fix this page! =) Scott B 00:14, 21 Jul 2004 (UTC)
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Cheers.— cyberbot II Talk to my owner:Online 08:52, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
The section below makes no sense the way it is presented. Presuming that the events are shown in chronological order, it's not possible that the ship was dead in the water then takes damage cutting her speed in half. That is unless you consider half of zero being zero (mathematically correct). Were repairs made that aren't mentioned? Does anyone have a good source to correct this?
"the damaged remaining engine quit, leaving her dead in the water.[citation needed]
Some time into the battle, a Japanese battleship, Kongō, fired two rounds from her main cannons. One round punched through the thin side armor of Johnston and cut a hole through the engine room. Her speed was cut in half." Linktex ( talk) 22:48, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
Please find below pictures of the wreck of the USS Johnston recently submitted to Wikipedia Commons. The photos were taken by me, the pilot of the submersible, with my Samsung Galaxy phone through one of the three acrylic viewports in the submersible DSV Limiting Factor on March 31, 2021. They are free to use. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Starboard_bow_of_the_wreck_of_the_USS_Johnston_DD-557.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gun_turret_No._51_on_the_bow_of_the_wreck_of_the_USS_Johnston_DD-557.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bridge_and_Mk_37_Gun_Fire_Control_System_(top)_of_wreck_of_the_USS_Johnston_DD-557.jpg Best regards, Vlvescovo ( talk) 23:41, 2 May 2021 (UTC)
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"...Johnston, two other Fletcher-class destroyers..."
Is there some rule that requires this? It's visually disruptive, and interferes with readability. 72.181.112.54 ( talk) 13:35, 5 July 2023 (UTC)
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USS Johnston was a Fletcher-class destroyer built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was named after Lieutenant John V. Johnston, a navy officer during the American Civil War. The ship was laid down in May 1942 and was launched in March 1943, entering active duty later that year as part of the US Pacific Fleet. Johnston provided naval gunfire support for American ground forces during the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign in 1944 and again, after three months of patrol and escort duty in the Solomon Islands, during the recapture of Guam in July. Thereafter, Johnston was tasked with escorting escort carriers during the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign and the liberation of the Philippines. On 25 October 1944, Johnston and various other ships were engaged by a large Imperial Japanese Navy flotilla, in what became known as the Battle off Samar. After engaging several Japanese capital ships and a destroyer squadron, Johnston was sunk with 187 dead. Johnston's wreck was discovered in 2019, and at a depth of more than 20,000 feet (6,100 m) below the surface, is one of the deepest shipwrecks ever surveyed. This photograph shows Johnston in Seattle in October 1943. Photograph credit: uidentified US Navy photographer; restored by Adam Cuerden and Cobatfor
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I copied the contents of this page from DANFS. While other ship's histories I've copied from DANFS have been for the most part NPOV and mostly encyclopedic, this one is too conversational, loaded with POV-ish terms and adjectives. At the moment, I'm more interested in bringing DANFS data over for ships without entries in Wikipedia than editing these for NPOV. Please fix this page! =) Scott B 00:14, 21 Jul 2004 (UTC)
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Cheers.— cyberbot II Talk to my owner:Online 08:52, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
The section below makes no sense the way it is presented. Presuming that the events are shown in chronological order, it's not possible that the ship was dead in the water then takes damage cutting her speed in half. That is unless you consider half of zero being zero (mathematically correct). Were repairs made that aren't mentioned? Does anyone have a good source to correct this?
"the damaged remaining engine quit, leaving her dead in the water.[citation needed]
Some time into the battle, a Japanese battleship, Kongō, fired two rounds from her main cannons. One round punched through the thin side armor of Johnston and cut a hole through the engine room. Her speed was cut in half." Linktex ( talk) 22:48, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
Please find below pictures of the wreck of the USS Johnston recently submitted to Wikipedia Commons. The photos were taken by me, the pilot of the submersible, with my Samsung Galaxy phone through one of the three acrylic viewports in the submersible DSV Limiting Factor on March 31, 2021. They are free to use. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Starboard_bow_of_the_wreck_of_the_USS_Johnston_DD-557.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gun_turret_No._51_on_the_bow_of_the_wreck_of_the_USS_Johnston_DD-557.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bridge_and_Mk_37_Gun_Fire_Control_System_(top)_of_wreck_of_the_USS_Johnston_DD-557.jpg Best regards, Vlvescovo ( talk) 23:41, 2 May 2021 (UTC)
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"...Johnston, two other Fletcher-class destroyers..."
Is there some rule that requires this? It's visually disruptive, and interferes with readability. 72.181.112.54 ( talk) 13:35, 5 July 2023 (UTC)
Hello! This is to let editors know that File:USS Johnston_(DD-557)_underway_on_27_October_1943_(NH_63495).jpg, a featured picture used in this article, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for October 25, 2024. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2024-10-25. For the greater benefit of readers, any potential improvements or maintenance that could benefit the quality of this article should be done before its scheduled appearance on the Main Page. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! — Amakuru ( talk) 13:02, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
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USS Johnston was a Fletcher-class destroyer built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was named after Lieutenant John V. Johnston, a navy officer during the American Civil War. The ship was laid down in May 1942 and was launched in March 1943, entering active duty later that year as part of the US Pacific Fleet. Johnston provided naval gunfire support for American ground forces during the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign in 1944 and again, after three months of patrol and escort duty in the Solomon Islands, during the recapture of Guam in July. Thereafter, Johnston was tasked with escorting escort carriers during the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign and the liberation of the Philippines. On 25 October 1944, Johnston and various other ships were engaged by a large Imperial Japanese Navy flotilla, in what became known as the Battle off Samar. After engaging several Japanese capital ships and a destroyer squadron, Johnston was sunk with 187 dead. Johnston's wreck was discovered in 2019, and at a depth of more than 20,000 feet (6,100 m) below the surface, is one of the deepest shipwrecks ever surveyed. This photograph shows Johnston in Seattle in October 1943. Photograph credit: uidentified US Navy photographer; restored by Adam Cuerden and Cobatfor
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