USS Clark (DD-361)

USS Clark (DD-361)


For other ships of the same name, see USS Clark.

USS Clark (DD-361)
Career (US)
Name: Clark (DD-361)
Namesake: Charles E. Clark
Builder: Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down: 2 January 1934
Launched: 15 October 1935
Commissioned: 20 May 1936
Decommissioned: 23 October 1945
Struck: 16 November 1945
Fate: scrapped 29 March 1946
General characteristics
Class & type: Porter-class destroyer
Displacement: 1,850 tons, 2,597 tons full
Length: 381 ft (116 m)
Beam: 36 ft (11 m)
Draught: 10 ft (3.0 m)
Propulsion: 50,000 shp (37,285 kW); Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed: 35 knots (65 km/h)
Range: 6,500 nm @ 12 knots (12,000 km@ 22 km/h)
Complement: 194 officers and enlisted
Armament:
  • As built: 1 x Mk 33 Gun Fire Control System, 8 x 5" (127 mm)/38 cal SP (4x2), 8 x 1.1" (28 mm) AA (2x4), 8 x 21" (533 mm) torpedo tubes (2x4), 2 x Depth Charge Stern Racks
  • c1945: 1 x Mk 37 Gun Fire Control System, 8 x 5" (127 mm)/38 cal SP (3x2), 4 x Mk 51 Gun Directors, 12 x Bofors 40 mm guns (2x4,2x2), 6 x Oerlikon 20 mm cannons (6x1), 8 x 21" (533 mm) torpedo tubes (2x4), 2 x Depth Charge Stern Racks

The first USS Clark (DD-361) was a Porter-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Charles E. Clark.

Clark was launched 15 October 1935 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts; sponsored by Mrs. S. Robinson; and commissioned 20 May 1936, Commander H. Thebaud in command.

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