USS Perry (DD-340)

History
United States
NamesakeOliver Hazard Perry
BuilderMare Island Naval Shipyard
Laid down15 September 1920
Launched29 October 1921
Commissioned7 August 1922
Honours &
awards		6 battle stars from ww2
FateSunk by mines, 13 September 1944
General characteristics
Class & typeClemson-class destroyer
Displacement1,190 tons
Length314 feet 5 inches (95.83 m)
Beam30 feet 8 inches (9.35 m)
Draft13 feet 6 inches (4.11 m)
Propulsion
  • 26,500 shp (20 MW);
  • geared turbines,
  • 2 screws
Speed35 knots (65 km/h)
Range
  • 4,900 nmi (9,100 km)
  •  @ 15 kt
Complement133 officers and enlisted
Armament4 × 4 in (100 mm) guns, 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun, 4 × 3 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes

The third USS Perry (DD-340/DMS-17) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was one of eight ships named for Oliver Hazard Perry.

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