USS Shirk

History
United States
NamesakeJames W. Shirk
BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Union Iron Works, San Francisco
Laid down13 February 1919
Launched20 June 1919
Commissioned5 February 1921
Decommissioned8 February 1930
Stricken22 July 1930
FateSold for scrap, 27 January 1931
General characteristics
Class & typeClemson-class destroyer
Displacement1,215 tons
Length314 feet 4+1⁄2 inches (95.822 m)
Beam30 feet 11+1⁄2 inches (9.436 m)
Draft9 feet 4 inches (2.84 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
Complement122 officers and enlisted
Armament4 × 4 in (102 mm)/50 guns, 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/25 gun, 12 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes

USS Shirk (DD-318) was a Clemson-class destroyer in service with the United States Navy from 1919 to 1930. She was scrapped in 1931.

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