USS Clark (DD-361)
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | Clark (DD-361) |
Namesake | Charles E. Clark |
Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts |
Laid down | 2 January 1934 |
Launched | 15 October 1935 |
Commissioned | 20 May 1936 |
Decommissioned | 23 October 1945 |
Stricken | 16 November 1945 |
Honours and awards | 2 × battle stars |
Fate | Scrapped 29 March 1946 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Porter-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,850 tons, 2,597 tons full |
Length | 381 ft (116 m) |
Beam | 36 ft (11 m) |
Draught | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
Propulsion | 50,000 shp (37,285 kW); Geared Turbines, 2 screws |
Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
Range | 6,500 nm @ 12 knots (12,000 km@ 22 km/h) |
Complement | 194 officers and enlisted |
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The first USS Clark (DD-361) was a Porter-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Charles E. Clark.
Clark was launched 15 October 1935 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts; sponsored by Mrs. S. Robinson; and commissioned 20 May 1936, Commander H. Thebaud in command.