Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

DD-225 USS Pope

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 turbine engines, twin screws, 27,000 h.p.
Built at Wm. Cramp and commissioned 27 October 1920

Succumbed to combined effects of gunfire from IJN Myoko and Ashigara, air attacks, and scuttling charges during evacuation of Java, 28 Feb 42

Additional Links:

"Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Pope
Action Report: Balikpapan
Action Report: Battle of Java Sea & loss of Pope
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For ship's logs and personnel records, see the Reference Page.

Pope sinking in Java Sea (captured IJN photo)

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