History | |
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United States | |
Namesake | George Fountain Parrott |
Builder | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia |
Yard number | 484 |
Laid down | 23 July 1919 |
Launched | 25 November 1919 |
Commissioned | 11 May 1920 |
Decommissioned | 14 June 1944 |
Stricken | 18 July 1944 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 5 April 1947 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Clemson-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,190 tons |
Length | 314 feet 4 inches (95.81 m) |
Beam | 30 feet 8 inches (9.35 m) |
Draft | 13 feet 6 inches (4.11 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
Complement | 157 officers and enlisted |
Armament | 4 x 4 in (100 mm) guns, 12 x 21 inch (533 mm) TT. |
USS Parrott (DD-218) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II and was the second ship named for George Fountain Parrott.