USS William Jones

History
United States
NamesakeWilliam Jones
BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Union Iron Works, San Francisco
Laid down2 October 1918
Launched6 April 1919
Commissioned30 September 1920
Decommissioned24 May 1930
Stricken13 August 1930
FateSold for scrap, 25 February 1932
General characteristics
Class & typeClemson-class destroyer
Displacement1,215 tons
Length314 ft 4+1⁄2 in (95.8 m)
Beam30 ft 11+1⁄4 in (9.430 m)
Draft9 ft 4 in (2.84 m)
Propulsion
  • 26,500 shp (20 MW);
  • geared turbines,
  • 2 screws
Speed35 kn (65 km/h)
Range
  • 4,900 nmi (9,100 km)
  •   @ 15-knot (28 km/h)
Complement122 officers and enlisted
Armament4 × 4 in (100 mm) guns, 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun, 12 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes

USS William Jones (DD-308), a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy, named for William Jones.

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