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History
Morris in October 1943
United States
Builder	Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia
Laid down	7 June 1938
Launched	1 June 1939
Commissioned	5 March 1940
Decommissioned	9 November 1945
Stricken	28 November 1945
Honors and awards	American Defense Service Medal ("Fleet" clasp, "A" device) Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal ( 15 × battle stars) World War II Victory Medal
Fate	Sold on 2 August 1947, scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Sims-class destroyer
Displacement	1,570 long tons (1,600 t) (std) 2,211 long tons (2,246 t) (full)
Length	348 ft, 3¼ in, (106.15 m)
Beam	36 ft, 1 in (11 m)
Draft	13 ft, 4.5 in (4.07 m)
Propulsion	High-pressure super-heated boilers, geared turbines with twin screws, 50,000 horsepower
Speed	35 knots
Range	3,660 nautical miles at 20 kt (6,780 km at 37 km/h)
Complement	192 (10 officers/182 enlisted)
Armament	5 × 5 inch/38, in single mounts 4 × .50 caliber/90, in single mounts 8 × 21 inch torpedo tubes in two quadruple mounts 2 × depth charge track, 10 depth charges

USS Morris (DD-417), a World War II-era Sims-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, was named after Commodore Charles Morris. She was among the most decorated US Naval vessels of World War II.