USS Aaron Ward (DM-34)
Aaron Ward in camouflage measure 32, design 11a | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Aaron Ward |
| Namesake | Aaron Ward |
| Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding, San Pedro, California |
| Laid down | 12 December 1943 |
| Launched | 5 May 1944 |
| Commissioned | 28 October 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 28 September 1945 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Robert H. Smith-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 2,200 tons |
| Length | 376 ft 6 in (114.76 m) |
| Beam | 40 ft 10 in (12.45 m) |
| Draft | 18 ft 10 in (5.74 m) |
| Speed | 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) |
| Complement | 363 officers and enlisted |
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The third ship named USS Aaron Ward (DD-773/DM-34) in honor of Rear Admiral Aaron Ward was a Robert H. Smith-class destroyer minelayer in the service of the United States Navy.
She was laid down as an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer (DD-773) on 12 December 1943 at San Pedro, California by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding and launched on 5 May 1944, sponsored by Mrs. G. H. Ratliff. The ship was redesignated a destroyer minelayer, DM-34, on 19 July 1944, and commissioned on 28 October 1944.