The USS Flusser (DD-368) was a Mahan-class destroyer built for the United States Navy, launched on 28 September 1935 by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in Kearny, New Jersey. She was commissioned on 1 October 1936 and named after Charles W. Flusser. The vessel measured approximately 341 feet in length, with a beam of 35.6 feet and a draft of around 10 feet. Her standard displacement was about 1,525 tons, and she was powered by geared turbines capable of producing around 47,000 shaft horsepower, enabling her to reach speeds of up to 37 knots. Initially operating along the East Coast of the United States, Flusser participated in a shakedown cruise with Squadron 40-T during the Spanish Civil War, protecting American interests in the Western Mediterranean. She then shifted her operations to the Pacific, based primarily at Pearl Harbor, where she engaged in intensive training exercises with various naval units. Notably, she was at Pearl Harbor during the attack on 7 December 1941 but was away from the base, screening the aircraft carrier Lexington. Throughout World War II, USS Flusser played an active role in convoy escort, patrol, and combat operations across the Pacific theater. Her service included landings at Lae, Finschhafen, Arawe, and Saidor in New Guinea, where she conducted pre-invasion bombardments and provided fire support. She also sank three Japanese barges at Finschhafen and participated in the occupation of Cape Gloucester. Later, she was involved in the Mariana Islands campaign, patrolling off Japanese-held atolls and engaging shore batteries, with nine crewmen wounded in one engagement. In Leyte Gulf, she shot down a kamikaze plane and rescued survivors from other ships attacked by suicide planes. In 1945, USS Flusser supported landings at Lingayen Gulf, Palawan, Cebu, and participated in the Balikpapan operation in Borneo. After the war, she served in occupation duties at Sasebo, Japan, and participated in Operation Crossroads—atomic tests in the Marshall Islands. She was decommissioned on 16 December 1946, after earning eight battle stars for her wartime service, and was sold in January 1948. The USS Flusser remains a significant example of the multi-role capabilities of the Mahan-class destroyers during the Pacific conflicts of World War II.

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