USS Corry (DD-334)

USS Corry (DD-334)


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

Coordinates: 38°10′0.47″N 122°17′14.87″W / 38.1667972°N 122.2874639°W / 38.1667972; -122.2874639

Career (US)
Namesake: William M. Corry, Jr.
Builder: Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Union Iron Works, San Francisco
Laid down: 15 September 1919
Launched: 28 March 1921
Commissioned: 25 May 1921
Decommissioned: 24 April 1930
Struck: 22 July 1930
Fate: sold for scrapping 18 October 1930
General characteristics
Class & type: Clemson-class destroyer
Displacement: 1,190 tons
Length: 314 feet 4 inches (95.81 m)
Beam: 31 feet 8 inches (9.65 m)
Draft: 9 feet 3 inches (2.82 m)
Propulsion: 26,500 shp (20 MW);
geared turbines,
2 screws
Speed: 35 knots (65 km/h)
Range: 4,900 nmi (9,100 km)
@ 15 kt
Complement: 122 officers and enlisted
Armament: 4 × 4" (102 mm), 1 × 3" (76 mm), 12 × 21" (533 mm) torpedo tubes

The first USS Corry (DD-334) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Medal of Honor recipient LCDR William M. Corry, Jr..

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