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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Namesake | Macon C. Overton (1890–1918), U.S. Marine Corps officer |
| Builder | New York Shipbuilding |
| Laid down | 30 October 1918 |
| Launched | 10 July 1919 |
| Commissioned | 30 June 1920 |
| Decommissioned | 3 February 1931 |
| Recommissioned | 1932 |
| Decommissioned | 20 November 1937 |
| Recommissioned | 26 September 1939 |
| Decommissioned | 30 July 1945 |
| Reclassified | High-speed transport (APD-23) 21 August 1943 |
| Stricken | 13 August 1945 |
| Honors and awards | Eight battle stars for World War II |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 30 November 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Clemson-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,308 tons |
| Length | 314 feet 5 inches (95.83 m) |
| Beam | 31 feet 8 inches (9.65 m) |
| Draft | 9 feet 10 inches (3.00 m) |
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| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Range | 4,900 nm @ 15 kn (9,100 km at 28 km/h |
| Complement | 122 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 4 x 4 in (100 mm) guns, 1 x 3 in (76 mm) gun, 12 x 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
USS Overton (DD-239/APD–23) was a United States Navy Clemson-class destroyer and high-speed transport that saw service during World War II.