USS Truxtun (DD-229)

USS Truxtun in the 1930s.
History
United States
NameTruxtun
NamesakeThomas Truxtun
BuilderWilliam Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia
Yard number495
Laid down11 November 1919
Launched28 September 1920
Commissioned30 December 1920
Stricken25 March 1942
FateRan aground and sank, 18 February 1942
General characteristics
Class & typeClemson-class destroyer
Displacement1,215 tons
Length314 ft 4+1⁄2 in (95.82 m)
Beam30 ft 11+1⁄2 in (9.436 m)
Draft9 ft 9+3⁄4 in (2.991 m)
Propulsion
  • 26,500 shp (19,800 kW)
  • Geared turbines
  • 2 screws
Speed35 knots (65 km/h)
Complement122 officers and enlisted
Armament

USS Truxtun (DD-229) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the third ship named for Thomas Truxtun.

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