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John D. Edwards

USS John D. Edwards

Survived

United States Navy

TypeDestroyer
ClassWickes
WarSecond World War
Main guns4 × 4″ guns

Four-stacker. Fought at Badung Strait and the Java Sea, then escaped to Australia.

USS John D. Edwards (DD 216) departing Mare Island on 9 September 1942. She was in overhaul at the yard from 26 August to 9 September 1942. Photo: Navy Photo 5470-9-42, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 4 x 4 in (102 mm) guns, 1 x 3 in (76 mm) gun, 12 x 21 inch (533 mm) TT.
BuilderWilliam Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia
Laid down21 May 1919
Launched18 October 1919
Commissioned6 April 1920
Displacement1,215 tons
Length314 feet 4 inches (95.81 m)
Speed35 knots (65 km/h)
Complement124 officers and enlisted

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

18 October 1919

4 February 1942

19–20 February 1942

27 February 1942

Fate

Survived

Sold for scrap, 30 November 1945