USS Shaw (DD-373) was a Mahan-class destroyer and the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain John Shaw, a naval officer. Commissioned in 1936, Shaw was plagued by construction deficiencies and was not fully operational until 1938.

On 25 December, Shaw escorted units engaged in the assault against Cape Gloucester, where she provided gunfire support and served as fighter director ship. On the 26th, Shaw sustained casualties and damage when attacked by two “Vals.”

USS Shaw (DD-373) burning in floating drydock YFD-2 at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, after she was hit by Japanese bombs and her forward magazines exploded. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, NHHC Collection.

Among the drydocked ships in the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard when the Japanese attacked was the destroyer USS Shaw (DD-373). Raised out of the water in the floating drydock YFD-2, along with the old...

Feb 23, 2018 · (a) First two penetrated following decks: Machine Gun platform, gun shelter platform, forecastle and main decks, exploding, it is believed in the crew's mess room. (b) The third apparently passed...

Shaw's initial wartime repair job, completed in late June 1942, essentially brought her back up to the same basic appearance and armament as the other members of the Mahan class, and that...

USS Shaw (DD-373), 1936-1946. USS Shaw, a 1,500-ton Mahan class destroyer built at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, was commissioned in September 1936. She made a trans-Atlantic shakedown cruise in 1937, steamed to South America in mid-1938, and transfered to the Pacific soon thereafter.

USS SHAW DD-373. The Tin Can Sailor, April 1998. The second MAHAN class destroyer to be built at the Philadelphia Navy Yard was laid down on October 1, 1934, launched on October 28, 1935, and commissioned on September 18, 1936.

USS Shaw (DD-373) was a Mahan-class destroyer and the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain John Shaw, a naval officer. Commissioned in 1936, Shaw was plagued by construction deficiencies and was not fully operational until 1938.

During the Pearl Harbor attack, the USS Shaw (DD-373), moored in a floating dry dock YFD-2, was hit by a bomb during the second wave. The strike ignited her forward magazines, causing a massive explosion that tore off her bow.