USS Fox (DD-234)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Fox.

USS Fox (DD-234)
History
United States
NamesakeGustavus Vasa Fox
BuilderNew York Shipbuilding
Laid down25 June 1918
Launched12 June 1919
Commissioned17 May 1920
Decommissioned2 February 1931
Recommissioned1 April 1932
Decommissioned16 September 1938
Recommissioned25 September 1939
ReclassifiedMiscellaneous auxiliary, AG-85, 1 October 1944
Decommissioned29 November 1945
Stricken19 December 1945
FateSold for scrapping 12 November 1946
General characteristics
Class and typeClemson-class destroyer
Displacement1,190 tons
Length314 feet 4 inches (95.81 m)
Beam31 feet (9.4 m)
Draft9 feet 4 inches (2.84 m)
Propulsion
  • 26,500 shp (20 MW);
  • geared turbines,
  • 2 screws
Speed34 knots (63 km/h)
Range
  • 4,900 nautical miles (9,100 km)
  •  @ 15 kt
Complement130 officers and enlisted
Armament4 x 5" 5 in (130 mm), 1 x 3 in (76 mm), 12 x 21 inch (533 mm) tt.

USS Fox (DD-234/AG-85) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the fourth ship named for Gustavus Vasa Fox, Assistant Secretary of the Navy during the Civil War.