USS Decatur (DD-341)

History
United States
BuilderMare Island Naval Shipyard
Laid down15 September 1920
Launched29 October 1921
Commissioned9 August 1922
Decommissioned28 July 1945
Stricken13 August 1945
FateSold for scrap, 30 November 1945
General characteristics
Class & typeClemson-class destroyer
Displacement1,215 tons
Length314 ft 5 in (95.83 m)
Beam31 ft 9 in (9.68 m)
Draft9 ft 10 in (3 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
Boats & landing
craft carried		4 LCP landing craft
Complement114 officers and enlisted
Armament4 × 4 in (100 mm) guns, 3 × 3 in (76 mm) gun, 12 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes.

The third USS Decatur (DD-341) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Stephen Decatur.

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