.jpg) USS Alden (DD-211), in Chefoo, China
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Alden |
| Namesake | James Alden, Jr. |
| Builder | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia |
| Yard number | 477 |
| Laid down | 24 October 1918 |
| Launched | 14 May 1919 |
| Commissioned | 24 November 1919 |
| Decommissioned | 24 January 1923 |
| Recommissioned | 8 May 1930 |
| Decommissioned | 15 July 1945 |
| Stricken | 13 August 1945 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping 30 November 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Clemson-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,215 tons |
| Length | 314 ft 5 in (95.83 m) |
| Beam | 31 ft 8 in (9.65 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) |
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| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Range | 4,900 nautical miles (9,100 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Complement | 106 officers and enlisted |
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USS Alden (DD-211) was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy (USN). Serving during World War II, Alden is the only ship of the US Navy to have been named for Rear Admiral James Alden, Jr. (1810–1877).