USS Morris (DD-417)

History
Morris in October 1943
United States
Builder	Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia
Laid down	7 June 1938
Launched	1 June 1939
Commissioned	5 March 1940
Decommissioned	9 November 1945
Stricken	28 November 1945
Honors & awards	American Defense Service Medal ("Fleet" clasp, "A" device) Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal ( 15 × battle stars) World War II Victory Medal
Fate	Sold on 2 August 1947, scrapped
General characteristics
Class & type	Sims-class destroyer
Displacement	1,570 long tons (1,600 t) (std) 2,211 long tons (2,246 t) (full)
Length	348 ft 3+1⁄4 in (106.2 m)
Beam	36 ft 1 in (11.0 m)
Draft	13 ft 4.5 in (4.1 m)
Propulsion	High-pressure super-heated boilers Geared turbines with twin screws 50,000 hp (37,000 kW)
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range	3,660 nmi (6,780 km; 4,210 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	192 (10 officers/182 enlisted)
Armament	5 × 5 inch/38, in single mounts 4 × .50 caliber/90, in single mounts 8 × 21 inch torpedo tubes in two quadruple mounts 2 × depth charge track, 10 depth charges

USS Morris (DD-417), a World War II-era Sims-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, was named after Commodore Charles Morris. She was among the most decorated US Naval vessels of World War II.