USS William Jones
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For ships with similar names, see USS Jones.
USS William Jones (DD-308), a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy, named for William Jones.
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Namesake | William Jones |
Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Union Iron Works, San Francisco |
Laid down | 2 October 1918 |
Launched | 6 April 1919 |
Commissioned | 30 September 1920 |
Decommissioned | 24 May 1930 |
Stricken | 13 August 1930 |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 25 February 1932 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Clemson-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,215 tons |
Length | 314 ft 4+1⁄2 in (95.8 m) |
Beam | 30 ft 11+1⁄4 in (9.430 m) |
Draft | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) |
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Speed | 35 kn (65 km/h) |
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Complement | 122 officers and enlisted |
Armament | 4 × 4 in (100 mm) guns, 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun, 12 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
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