USS Howard (DD-179)
USS Howard underway | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Howard |
| Namesake | Charles W. Howard |
| Builder | Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California |
| Laid down | 9 December 1918 |
| Launched | 26 April 1919 |
| Commissioned | 29 January 1920 |
| Decommissioned | 27 May 1922 |
| Identification | DD-179 |
| Recommissioned | 29 August 1940 |
| Decommissioned | 11 October 1945 |
| Reclassified | DMS-7, 1940 |
| Stricken | 19 December 1945 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 14 June 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Wickes-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,060 tons |
| Length | 314 ft 5 in (95.8 m) |
| Beam | 31 ft 8 in (9.7 m) |
| Draft | 8 ft 6 in (2.6 m) |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement | 101 officers and enlisted |
| Armament |
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USS Howard (DD–179), (DMS-7) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Charles W. Howard, who was killed in the American Civil War aboard USS New Ironsides.
Howard was launched by Union Iron Works San Francisco, California on 26 April 1919, sponsored by Marion Filmer. The destroyer was commissioned on 29 January 1920 at Mare Island.