Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
DD-224 USS Stewart
- Clemson Class Destroyer:
- Displacement: 1,190 tons
- Length: 314'4"
- Beam: 30'8"
- Draft: 9'3"
- Speed: 35 knots
- Armament: 4 4"/50, 1 3"/23, 12x3 21" torpedo tubes
- Complement: 149
- Geared turbines with twin screws, 27,000 h.p.
- Built at Cramp, and commissioned 15 September 1920
2 Mar 42; capsized in dry dock & wrecked by demolitions before evacuation of Java.
Stewart was salvaged by the Japanese and commissioned as Patrol Boat No. 102.
Recovered from the IJN at the end of the war and recommissioned, she was finally sunk as a target in 1946!
Additional Links:
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"Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Stewart
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For ship's logs and personnel records, see the Reference Page.
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Last updated:
October 13, 1997
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