USS Southard

USS Southard (DD-207) underway on 20 April 1932.
History
United States
NamesakeSamuel L. Southard
BuilderWilliam Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia
Yard number473
Laid down18 August 1918
Launched31 March 1919
Commissioned24 September 1919
Decommissioned7 February 1922
Recommissioned6 January 1930
ReclassifiedDestroyer minesweeper, DMS-10, 19 October 1940
Decommissioned5 December 1945
Stricken8 January 1946
Honors and
awards		 10 × battle stars
Fate
  • Wrecked 9 October 1945
  • Wreck destroyed 14 January 1946
General characteristics
Class & typeClemson-class destroyer
Displacement1,215 tons
Length314 ft 4+1⁄2 in (95.82 m)
Beam31 ft 11+1⁄2 in (9.741 m)
Draft9 ft 4 in (2.84 m)
Propulsion
  • 26,500 SHP (20 MW);
  • geared turbines,
  • 2 screws
Speed35 kn (65 km/h)
Range4,900 nm @ 15 kn (9,100 km at 28 km/h)
Complement122 officers and enlisted
Armament4 × 4 in (100 mm) guns, 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun, 12 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes

USS Southard (DD-207/DMS-10) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second Navy ship named for Secretary of the Navy Samuel L. Southard (1787–1842).

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