USN · DD
SunkClemson-class destroyer, DD-224. William Cramp and Sons, Philadelphia. Laid down 9 September 1919, launched 4 March 1920, commissioned 15 September 1920. This is not the later escort DE-238. Lieutenant Commander Harold Page Smith had her from 18 May 1940. On the night of 19-20 February 1942 she was in the second wave in Badung Strait. Japanese destroyer gunfire flooded her steering-engine room. Not credited to one ship. She got back to Surabaya, fell off the blocks in drydock, and was left behind on 2 March. Raised by the Japanese in 1943 as Patrol Boat No. 102 and recovered in 1945. Decommissioned 23 May 1946 and sunk as a target the next day.
| Class | Clemson class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-224 |
| Builder | William Cramp and Sons, Philadelphia |
| Launched | 1920-03-04 |
| Commissioned | 1920-09-15 |
| Fate | Sunk. Damaged by Japanese destroyer gunfire in Badung Strait on 20 February 1942. The ship that hit her is not named. Not sunk there. Fell off the blocks in a Surabaya drydock, was wrecked, and was left behind on 2 March 1942. The Japanese raised her in 1943 as Patrol Boat No. 102. Recovered in 1945. This is the same hull. Decommissioned 23 May 1946 and sunk as a target on 24 May 1946. |
| 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 Stewart (DD-224) at speed in the 1920s or 1930s. Hull number 224 is on the bow. U.S. Navy photograph NH 61898. Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
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Command
Air attack in the Bali Sea
1942-02-04 · in the force. Not sunk
Battle of Badung Strait
1942-02-19 · steering-engine room flooded. Not credited to one ship. Not sunk
Shot and shell
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