USN · DD
John D. Ford
Photos and infoClemson-class destroyer, DD-228. William Cramp and Sons, Philadelphia. Laid down 11 November 1919, launched 2 September 1920, commissioned 30 December 1920. Renamed from Ford on 17 November 1921. On 24 January 1942 she was Commander Paul H. Talbot's flagship at Balikpapan. He was not her captain. The NavSource list gives her to Lieutenant Davis Wing Olney from 10 December 1941. DANFS and uboat.net still name Jacob Elliott Cooper. Gunfire damaged her in the anchorage and she was not sunk. The transports lost that night are not credited to her. Reclassified AG-119 on 30 June 1945. Decommissioned 2 November 1945. Sold 30 September 1947 and broken up.
| Class | Clemson class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-228 |
| Builder | William Cramp and Sons, Philadelphia |
| Launched | 1920-09-02 |
| Commissioned | 1920-12-30 |
| Fate | Afloat. Damaged by gunfire at Balikpapan on 24 January 1942 and not sunk. The transports lost that night are not credited to her. Reclassified AG-119 on 30 June 1945. Decommissioned 2 November 1945. Stricken 16 November 1945. Sold 30 September 1947 to Northern Metals, Philadelphia, and broken up. |
| Armament (class) | Flush-deck four-piper, the same pattern as the Wickes class. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
USS John D. Ford (DD-228) leaving Mare Island on 7 August 1942, after overhaul from 20 July. Hull number 228 is on the bow. U.S. Navy photograph 4678-8-42. Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Cooper, Jacob ElliottCaptain, 14 April 1941 to 10 December 1941
Olney, Davis WingCaptain, 10 December 1941 to 5 July 1942NSSmith, Norman ErnestCaptain, 5 July 1942 to 26 October 1943JSSlaughter, John SimCaptain, 26 October 1943 to 21 May 1944TWWatkins, Thomas AlexanderCaptain, 21 May 1944 to 27 June 1945GPPatterson, Gilbert IraCaptain, 27 June 1945 to 2 November 1945Battle of Balikpapan
1942-01-24 · Talbot's flagship. Gunfire damaged her. Not sunk. The losses are not credited to her
Battle of the Java Sea
1942-02-27 · in the American destroyer column. Fired her torpedoes at about 1822. None hit. Not sunk
