USS Pillsbury (DD-227)
United States Navy destroyer (1920–1942) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Pillsbury.
USS Pillsbury (DD-227) was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served during World War II and the first of two ships named after John E. Pillsbury, a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. She was sunk by Japanese cruisers, approximately 200 miles east of Christmas Island on or around 2 March 1942 with all hands, one of two major American surface warships lost in World War II with no survivors.
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USS Pillsbury (DD-227) circa in 1930 | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Pillsbury |
Namesake | John E. Pillsbury |
Builder | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia |
Yard number | 493 |
Laid down | 23 October 1919 |
Launched | 3 August 1920 |
Commissioned | 15 December 1920 |
Honours and awards | 2 battle stars (World War II) |
Fate | Sunk 2 March 1942 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Clemson-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,190 long tons (1,209 t) |
Length | 314 ft 4 in (95.81 m) |
Beam | 30 ft 8 in (9.35 m) |
Draft | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) |
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Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
Complement | 116 officers and enlisted |
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