USS Truxtun (DD-229)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Truxtun.
USS Truxtun (DD-229) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the third ship named for Thomas Truxtun.
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USS Truxtun in the 1930s. | |
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United States | |
Name | Truxtun |
Namesake | Thomas Truxtun |
Builder | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia |
Yard number | 495 |
Laid down | 11 November 1919 |
Launched | 28 September 1920[1] |
Commissioned | 30 December 1920 |
Stricken | 25 March 1942 |
Fate | Ran aground and sank, 18 February 1942 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Clemson-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,215 tons |
Length | 314 ft 4+1⁄2 in (95.82 m) |
Beam | 30 ft 11+1⁄2 in (9.436 m) |
Draft | 9 ft 9+3⁄4 in (2.991 m) |
Propulsion | |
Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
Complement | 122 officers and enlisted |
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