 USS Peary (DD-226) in the early 1920s
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Peary |
| Namesake | Robert Edwin Peary |
| Builder | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia |
| Yard number | 492 |
| Laid down | 9 September 1919 |
| Launched | 6 April 1920 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Edward Stafford |
| Commissioned | 22 October 1920 |
| Stricken | 8 May 1942 |
| Honors and awards | 1 battle star (World War II) |
| Fate | Sunk in battle, 19 February 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Clemson-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1190 tons |
| Length | 314 ft 4 in (95.81 m) |
| Beam | 31 ft 9 in (9.68 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) |
| Propulsion | geared turbines |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement | 142 officers and enlisted |
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USS Peary (DD-226) was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was commissioned in 1920 and sunk by Japanese aircraft at Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, on 19 February 1942.