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

DD-228 USS John D. Ford

• 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 & Sons, Philadelphia, Penn., and commissioned 30 December 1920

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS John D. Ford
• Action Report: Battle of the Java Sea

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