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==Gameplay Notes==

==Gameplay Notes==

===Special Mechanics===

===Special Mechanics===

* Is '''Slow'''.

 

 

 

*Is from [[Speed Group]] '''Slow B'''.

** Speed set to '''Fast''' when equipping a {{Equipment/Link|Improved Kanhon Type Turbine}} (not self-stackable).

** Speed set to '''Fast''' when equipping a {{Equipment/Link|Improved Kanhon Type Turbine}} (not self-stackable).

*** Bonus only work if no "other" variants of {{Engine}}[[Engine Improvement]] equipment are equipped. Regular [[Improving Ship Speed|Slow B Group]] speed modding behaviors then.

*** Bonus only work if no "other" variants of {{Engine}} [[Engine Improvement]] equipment are equipped.

** Becomes '''Fast''' at '''Mk.II'''.

 

* Able to perform [[OASW]] by Default at '''Kai'''.

;Mk.II

*As plane slots.

* At '''Mk.II''', can take part to [[Support Expedition#Anti-Submarine Support|Anti-Submarine Support Expeditions]] when equiping {{Autogyro}} [[Rotorcraft]].

*Is from [[Speed Group]] '''Fast C'''.

===Equipability Exceptions===

===Equipability Exceptions===

===Fit Bonuses===

===Fit Bonuses===

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;Hidden Fit Bonuses

;Hidden Fit Bonuses

* Has some hidden fit bonuses when equipped with certain equipment. Please see [[Hidden Fit Bonuses]] for more details.

* Has some hidden fit bonuses when equipped with certain equipment. Please see [[Hidden Fit Bonuses]] for more details.

* Required for quest:

* Required for quest:

** Mandatory:

** Mandatory:

***[[Quests#B186|B186]], [[Quests#B187|B187]]

***{{Q|B186}}, {{Q|B187}}

***[[Quests#C68|C68]]

***{{Q|C68}}

***[[Quests#F112|F112]]

***{{Q|F112}}

** Optional:

** Optional:

*** [[Quests#B185|B185]]

*** {{Q|B185}}

*** [[Quests#C60|C60]]

*** {{Q|C60}}

==Drop Locations==

==Drop Locations==

|audio = Samuel_B._Roberts-Sunk.mp3

|audio = Samuel_B._Roberts-Sunk.mp3

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|audio = Samuel_B._RobertsKai-23.mp3

|audio = Samuel_B._RobertsKai-23.mp3

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|scenario = [[Seasonal/Summer_2018|Summer 2018]]

|scenario = [[Seasonal/Summer_2018|Summer 2018]]

|origin = えぇ、何が「On Ice」なの？氷がどうしたって？えぇ、何？この艦隊運動どういうこと？

|origin = えぇ、何が「On Ice」なの？氷がどうしたって？えぇ、何？この艦隊運動どういうこと？

|translation = Eh, what's "On Ice"? What's this about ice? Eh, what? What kind of fleet mobilisation is this?

|translation = Eh, what's "On Ice"? What's this about ice? Eh, what? What kind of fleet mobilization is this?

|audio = Samuel_B._Roberts_Summer_2018_Sec1.mp3

|audio = Samuel_B._Roberts_Summer_2018_Sec1.mp3

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|scenario = [[Seasonal/Valentine%27s_Day_2019|Valentine's Day 2019]]

|scenario = [[Seasonal/Valentine%27s_Day_2019|Valentine's Day 2019]]

|origin = うひひ、Sam特製coffee風味チョコ。提督、大事に食べてね。はい、どうぞ！うひひ。

|origin = うひひ、Sam特製coffee風味チョコ。提督、大事に食べてね。はい、どうぞ！うひひ。

|translation = Uhihi, it's my special coffee-flavoured chocolate. Admiral, make sure you savour it. Here, help yourself! Uhihi.

|translation = Uhihi, it's my special coffee-flavored chocolate. Admiral, make sure you savor it. Here, help yourself! Uhihi.

|audio = Samuel_B._Roberts_Valentines_2019_Sec1.mp3

|audio = Samuel_B._Roberts_Valentines_2019_Sec1.mp3

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==CG==

==CG==

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!Regular

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==Trivia==

==Trivia==

'''General Information'''

;General Information

* She is named after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_B._Roberts Coxswain Samuel B. Roberts].

* She is named after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_B._Roberts Coxswain Samuel B. Roberts].

* She was launched on the 20th January 1944.

* She was launched on the 20th of January 1944.

* Sunk during the Battle off Samar, 25 October 1944.

* Sunk during the Battle of Samar, on the 25th of October 1944.

* On 24 June 2022, it was announced the wreck of Samuel B. Roberts was located at a depth of 6,985 meters (22,621 feet), making it the deepest shipwreck ever found. She is upright but heavily damaged, both from the battle and from impact with the sea floor.

* On 24 June 2022, it was announced the wreck of Samuel B. Roberts was located at a depth of 6985 m (22621 ft), making it the deepest shipwreck ever found. She is upright but heavily damaged, both from the battle and from impact with the sea floor.

* The wreck was found under Caladan Oceanic with Parks Stephenson and Victor Vescovo; The wreck was surveyed using the DSSV Limiting Factor and its support vessel DSSV Pressure Drop which also surveyed USS Johnston's wreck a year earlier. Zeco made a special illustration to celebrate the discovery. Parks Stephenson, who had revealed his love for Kancolle, sent Victor Vescovo the illustration and he posed for a picture with the special illustration to commemorate the event. Zeco commented that he hopes Sam isn't lonely and Parks Stephenson later clarified that Sam is in fact not alone and Johnston lies nearby.

** The wreck was found under Caladan Oceanic with Parks Stephenson and Victor Vescovo; The wreck was surveyed using the DSSV Limiting Factor and its support vessel DSSV Pressure Drop which also surveyed USS Johnston's wreck a year earlier. Zeco made a special illustration to celebrate the discovery. Parks Stephenson, who had revealed his love for Kancolle, sent Victor Vescovo the illustration and he posed for a picture with the special illustration to commemorate the event. Zeco commented that he hopes Sam isn't lonely and Parks Stephenson later clarified that Sam is in fact not alone and Johnston lies nearby.

'''Update History'''

;Update History

* She was added on the [[Game Updates/2018/April 23rd|23rd April 2018]] for the 5th anniversary of the game.

* She was added on the [[Game Updates/2018/April 23rd|23rd of April 2018]] for the 5th anniversary of the game.

** she was the reward of an anniversary quest.

** she was the reward of an anniversary quest.

* She got her Kai Ni on the [[Game Updates/2022/August 4th|4th August 2022]].

* She got her Kai Ni on the [[Game Updates/2022/August 4th|4th of August 2022]].

'''Misc'''

;Misc

* In reality, ''Samuel B. Roberts'' was designated a destroyer escort (DE) by the USN. In KanColle she has been classified as a destroyer (DD), although she still describes herself as a destroyer escort.

* In reality, ''Samuel B. Roberts'' was designated a destroyer escort (DE) by the USN. In KanColle she has been classified as a destroyer (DD), although she still describes herself as a destroyer escort.

* On her very first day in service, ''Samuel B. Roberts'' struck a whale off the coast of Maine, hence her whale.

* On her very first day in service, ''Samuel B. Roberts'' struck a whale off the coast of Maine, hence her whale.