USS Roe (DD-418)

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

IUSS Roe (DD-418)
History
United States
BuilderCharleston Navy Yard
Laid down23 April 1938
Launched21 June 1939
Commissioned5 January 1940
Decommissioned30 October 1945
Stricken16 November 1945
Honors and
awards		American Defense Service Medal ("Fleet" clasp, "A" device), Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal
FateSold August 1947, broken up for scrap
General characteristics
Class and typeSims-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 1,570 long tons (1,600 t) (std)
  • 2,211 long tons (2,246 t) (full)
Length348 ft 3+1⁄4 in (106.2 m)
Beam36 ft 1 in (11.0 m)
Draft13 ft 4.5 in (4.1 m)
Propulsion
  • High-pressure super-heated boilers
  • Geared turbines with twin screws
  • 50,000 hp (37,000 kW)
Speed35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range3,660 nmi (6,780 km; 4,210 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement192 (10 officers/182 enlisted)
Armament
  • 5 × 5 inch/38, in single mounts
  • 4 × .50 caliber/90, in single mounts
  • 8 × 21 inch torpedo tubes in two quadruple mounts
  • 2 × depth charge track, 10 depth charges

USS Roe (DD-418) was a World War II-era Sims-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named after Rear Admiral Francis Asbury Roe.

Roe was laid down on 23 April 1938 by the Charleston Navy Yard; launched on 21 June 1939; sponsored by Mrs. Eleanor Roe Hilton; and commissioned on 5 January 1940, Lieutenant Commander R. M. Scruggs in command.