USS Worden (DD-288)

USS Worden (DD-288)
History
United States
NamesakeJohn Lorimer Worden
BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Squantum Victory Yard
Laid down30 June 1919
Launched24 October 1919
Commissioned24 February 1920
Decommissioned1 May 1930
Stricken22 October 1930
FateSold for scrapping, 17 January 1931
General characteristics
Class & typeClemson-class destroyer
Displacement1,215 tons
Length314 feet 4+1⁄2 inches (95.822 m)
Beam30 feet 11+1⁄2 inches (9.436 m)
Draft9 feet 9+3⁄4 inches (2.991 m)
Propulsion
  • 26,500 shp (20 MW);
  • geared turbines,
  • 2 screws
Speed35 knots (65 km/h)
Range
  • 4,900 nmi (9,100 km)
  •   @ 15-knot (28 km/h)
Complement120 officers and enlisted
Armament4 × 4 in (102 mm)/50 guns, 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/25 gun, 12 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes

The second USS Worden (DD-288) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for John Lorimer Worden.

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