DD 803 Ship Stats
FLETCHER CLASS CONFIGURATION: J
The U.S.S. Little (DD 803) was a Square-Bridge Fletcher-class Destroyer in the 1943-1945 J configuration. Modified, square-faced bridge; five single 5-inch gun mounts (two forward and three aft); five twin 40-mm gun mounts; seven single 20-mm gun mounts; two quintuple 21-inch torpedo tube mounts; and a pole foremast with SC and SG radar.
CAMOUFLAGE
DD 803 was painted in Camouflage Measure 31, Design 16D (1944 MS 31/16D)
CREW COMPLIMENT
16 officers
309 enlisted crew
Commanding Officer: Commander Madison Hall, Jr.
KEY DATES
Monday, September 13, 1943 – Keel Laid at Todd-Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, WA
Monday, May 22, 1944 – Launched
Saturday, August 19, 1944 – Commissioned U.S.S. Little DD 803
Thursday, May 03, 1945 – Sunk in 850 Fathoms – Okinawa Gunto
CASUALTIES ON 05/03/1945
Number of crew lost: 30
Number of crew wounded: 49
BATTLE STARS
First Battle Star: Iwo Jima (February 19 to March 2, 1945)
Second Battle Star: Okinawa (April 1 to May 3, 1945)
SHIP STATISTICS
Ship Length: 376′ 6″
Ship Beam: 39′ 8″
Top Speed: 35 Knots
Displacement: 2,050 Tons
ARMAMENT
Five 5″ 38 DP
Five 40mm Twins
Seven 20mm Anti-Aircraft
Ten 21″ TT (Torpedo Tubes)
30 Gallon Depth Charges
POWER PLANTS
Two – 650 PSI Steam Turbine Main Engines
Backup: One – Electric Auxiliary Diesel Standby