USS Pope (DD-225)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Pope.
USS Pope (DD-225) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy that served during World War II. She was the first ship named for John Pope.
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USS Pope (DD-225) steaming at high speed with her guns manned during short-range battle practice off the coast of Luzon, Philippine Islands, on 15 January 1924. | |
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United States | |
Name | Pope |
Namesake | John Pope |
Builder | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia |
Yard number | 491 |
Laid down | 9 September 1919 |
Launched | 23 March 1920 |
Commissioned | 27 October 1920 |
Stricken | 8 May 1942 |
Fate | Sunk by Japanese aircraft, 1 March 1942 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Clemson-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,190 tons |
Length | 314 ft 5 in (95.83 m) |
Beam | 31 ft 9 in (9.68 m) |
Draft | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 35 kn (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
Complement | 101 officers and enlisted |
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