USS McFarland (DD-237)
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| Namesake: | John McFarland |
| Builder: | New York Shipbuilding |
| Laid down: | 31 July 1918 |
| Launched: | 30 March 1920 |
| Commissioned: | 30 September 1920 |
| Decommissioned: | 8 November 1945 |
| Struck: | 19 December 1945 |
| Fate: | sold for scrap, 29 October 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Clemson-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,190 tons |
| Length: | 314 feet 5 inches (95.83 m) |
| Beam: | 31 feet 8 inches (9.65 m) |
| Draft: | 9 feet 3 inches (2.82 m) |
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| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Range: | 4,900 nm @ 15 kn (9,100 km @ 28 km/h) |
| Complement: | 122 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 4 x 4 in (100 mm) guns, 1 x 3 in (76 mm) gun, 12 x 21 inch (533 mm) tt. |
USS McFarland (DD-237/AVD-14) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient John McFarland.
McFarland was laid down 31 July 1918 and launched 30 March 1920 by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation; sponsored by Miss Louisa Hughes; and commissioned 30 September 1920, Lieutenant Commander Preston B. Haines in command.
McFarland, having served a month with the Atlantic Fleet, departed for European waters 30 November 1920. For the next 2 months she operated in the English Channel, sailing for Gibraltar 31 January 1921. On 9 March she arrived at Split for a 4-month tour with the Adriatic Detachment. In July she continued eastward, and at Constantinople, on the 31st, joined ships of the Turkish Waters Detachment.
Returning to the United States only once (8 July to 22 October 1922), McFarland remained in the Black Sea and eastern Mediterranean area until spring 1923. During that period she performed quasi-diplomatic and humanitarian roles necessitated by the aftermath of World War I. She cruised regularly to Black Sea and Anatolian ports, distributing American relief supplies to Russian, Greek, and Turkish refugees and providing transportation, mail, and communications facilities.
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