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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Namesake | James W. Shirk |
| Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Union Iron Works, San Francisco |
| Laid down | 13 February 1919 |
| Launched | 20 June 1919 |
| Commissioned | 5 February 1921 |
| Decommissioned | 8 February 1930 |
| Stricken | 22 July 1930 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 27 January 1931 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Clemson-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,215 tons |
| Length | 314 feet 4+1⁄2 inches (95.822 m) |
| Beam | 30 feet 11+1⁄2 inches (9.436 m) |
| Draft | 9 feet 4 inches (2.84 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Range | |
| Complement | 122 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 4 × 4 in (102 mm)/50 guns, 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/25 gun, 12 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
USS Shirk (DD-318) was a Clemson-class destroyer in service with the United States Navy from 1919 to 1930. She was scrapped in 1931.