USS Bernadou
USS Bernadou in November 1921 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Bernadou |
| Namesake | John Bernadou |
| Builder | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia |
| Cost | $1,448,315.46 (hull and machinery) |
| Yard number | 468 |
| Laid down | 4 June 1918 |
| Launched | 7 November 1918 |
| Commissioned | 19 May 1919 |
| Decommissioned | 1 July 1922 |
| Identification | DD-153 |
| Recommissioned | 1 May 1930 |
| Decommissioned | 17 July 1945 |
| Stricken | 13 August 1945 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 30 November 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Wickes-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,154 tons |
| Length | 314 ft 5 in (95.8 m) |
| Beam | 31 ft 8 in (9.7 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 0 in (2.7 m) |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement | 122 officers and enlisted |
| Armament |
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USS Bernadou (DD–153) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Commander John Bernadou. Bernadou was launched on 7 November 1918 by William Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building Company, Philadelphia. The ship was sponsored by Miss Cora Winslow Bernadou, Commander Bernadou's sister. The destroyer was commissioned on 19 May 1919.