USS Pope (DD-225)
USS Pope (DD-225) steaming at high speed with her guns manned during short-range battle practice off the coast of Luzon, Philippine Islands, on 15 January 1924. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Pope |
| Namesake | John Pope |
| Builder | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia |
| Yard number | 491 |
| Laid down | 9 September 1919 |
| Launched | 23 March 1920 |
| Commissioned | 27 October 1920 |
| Stricken | 8 May 1942 |
| Fate | Sunk by Japanese aircraft, 1 March 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Clemson-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,190 tons |
| Length | 314 ft 5 in (95.83 m) |
| Beam | 31 ft 9 in (9.68 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 35 kn (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Complement | 101 officers and enlisted |
| Armament |
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USS Pope (DD-225) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy that served during World War II. She was the first ship named for John Pope.