USS Pillsbury (DD-227)
USS Pillsbury (DD-227) circa in 1930 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Pillsbury |
| Namesake | John E. Pillsbury |
| Builder | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia |
| Yard number | 493 |
| Laid down | 23 October 1919 |
| Launched | 3 August 1920 |
| Commissioned | 15 December 1920 |
| Honours & awards | 2 battle stars (World War II) |
| Fate | Sunk 2 March 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Clemson-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,190 long tons (1,209 t) |
| Length | 314 ft 4 in (95.81 m) |
| Beam | 30 ft 8 in (9.35 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Complement | 116 officers and enlisted |
| Armament |
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USS Pillsbury (DD-227) was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served during World War II and the first of two ships named after John E. Pillsbury, a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. She was sunk by Japanese cruisers, approximately 200 miles east of Christmas Island on or around 2 March 1942 with all hands, one of two major American surface warships lost in World War II with no survivors.