USS Hilary P. Jones
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For ships with similar names, see USS Jones.
USS Hilary P. Jones (DD-427) was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Admiral Hilary P. Jones.
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USS Hilary P. Jones (DD-427) | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Hilary P. Jones |
Namesake | Hilary P. Jones |
Builder | Charleston Navy Yard |
Laid down | 16 May 1938 |
Launched | 14 December 1939 |
Commissioned | 6 September 1940 |
Decommissioned | 6 February 1947 |
Fate | loaned to Taiwan, 1954 |
Taiwan | |
Name | Han Yang |
Acquired | 26 February 1954 |
Identification | Hull number: DD-15 |
Fate | Broken up for scrap, 1974 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Benson-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,620 tons |
Length | 348 ft 2 in (106.12 m) |
Beam | 36 ft 1 in (11.00 m) |
Draft | 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m) |
Speed | 36.5 knots (67.6 km/h; 42.0 mph) |
Complement | 276 |
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Hilary P. Jones was launched by the Charleston Navy Yard 14 December 1939; sponsored by Mrs. Hilary P. Jones, widow of Admiral Jones; and commissioned 6 September 1940 at Charleston Navy Yard.