USS Overton

History
United States
NamesakeMacon C. Overton (1890–1918), U.S. Marine Corps officer
BuilderNew York Shipbuilding
Laid down30 October 1918
Launched10 July 1919
Commissioned30 June 1920
Decommissioned3 February 1931
Recommissioned1932
Decommissioned20 November 1937
Recommissioned26 September 1939
Decommissioned30 July 1945
ReclassifiedHigh-speed transport (APD-23) 21 August 1943
Stricken13 August 1945
Honors &
awards		Eight battle stars for World War II
FateSold for scrapping, 30 November 1945
General characteristics
Class & typeClemson-class destroyer
Displacement1,308 tons
Length314 feet 5 inches (95.83 m)
Beam31 feet 8 inches (9.65 m)
Draft9 feet 10 inches (3.00 m)
Propulsion
  • 26,500 shp (20 MW);
  • geared turbines,
  • 2 screws
Speed35 knots (65 km/h)
Range4,900 nm @ 15 kn (9,100 km at 28 km/h
Complement122 officers and enlisted
Armament4 x 4 in (100 mm) guns, 1 x 3 in (76 mm) gun, 12 x 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes

USS Overton (DD-239/APD–23) was a United States Navy Clemson-class destroyer and high-speed transport that saw service during World War II.

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