USS Howard F. Clark
Service
- 25 May 1944 — 15 July 1946465 days of the war
- Name
- USS Howard F. Clark
- Laid down
- 8 October 1943
- Launched
- 8 November 1943
- Commissioned
- 25 May 1944
- Decommissioned
- 15 July 1946
- Struck
- 15 May 1972
- Fate
- Sold for scrapping 6 September 1973 (1973)
- Status
- Scrapped
Specifications
- Displacement, standard
- 1,350 long tons (1,372 t)
- Length
- 93.27 m (306 ft) OA
- Beam
- 10.97 m (36 ft)
- Draught
- 3.96 m (13 ft)
- Speed
- 24 knots (44.4 km/h, 27.6 mph)
- Complement
- 215
- Main gun
- 127 mm (5 in)
USS Howard F. Clark was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy. Her keel was laid on 8 October 1943. She entered service on 25 May 1944, having been launched on 8 November 1943.
She was one of 81 ships of her class. The class followed the Rudderow-class destroyer escort and was succeeded by the Dealey-class destroyer escort.
She displaced 1,350 long tons. She measured 93.3 m (306 ft) long with a beam of 11.0 m (36 ft). Her designed speed was 24 knots, and she carried a complement of 215. Her main battery was of 127 mm (5 in) calibre.
She was in commission for 465 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 15 July 1946. She was struck from the register on 15 May 1972.
She was broken up for scrap on 6 September 1973.
Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.
Armament and machinery
Armament and machinery
- Propulsion
- 2 boilers, 2 geared steam turbines, 12,000 shp, 2 screws
- Armament
- 2-5 in, 4 (2×2) 40 mmAA, 10-20 mm AA, 3-21 inch (533 mm) TT, 1 Hedgehog, 8 DCT's, 2 DC tracks
Sister ships
- USS Abercrombie
- USS Albert T. Harris
- USS Bivin
- USS Cecil J. Doyle
- USS Charles E. Brannon
- USS Chester T. O’Brien
- USS Conklin
- USS Corbesier (DE-438)
- USS Cross
- USS Dennis
- USS Douglas A. Munro
- USS Doyle C. Barnes
- USS Dufilho
- USS Edmonds
- USS Edward H. Allen
- USS Edwin A. Howard
- USS Eversole (DE-404)
- USS Formoe
- USS French
- USS Gentry
- USS George E. Davis
- USS Gilligan
- USS Goss
- USS Grady
Sources
- Facts harvested from USS Howard F. Clark on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.
- Photograph: Unknown author — U.S. Navy photo L45-128.01.01 — Public domain — Wikimedia Commons