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DD-361 USS CLARK

CLASS - PORTER As Built.
Displacement 2597 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 381' (oa) x 37' x 13' (Max)
Armament 8 x 5"/38AA (4x2), 8 x 1.1" AA (2x4), 8 x 21" tt.(2x4).
Machinery, 50,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 37 Knots, Range 6500 NM@ 12 Knots, Crew 194.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bethlehem Steel, Quincy January 2 1934.
Launched October 15 1935 and commissioned May 20 1936.
Decommissioned October 23 1945.
Stricken November 16 1945.
Fate Sold and broken up for scrap in 1946.

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Clark 30kCharles E. Clark, born 10 August 1843 in Bradford, Vt., graduated from the Naval Academy in 1863. His Civil War service included command of Ossipee in the Battle of Mobile Bay. Upon the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, Captain Clark commanded Oregon in her dramatic race around Cape Horn, bringing her to Cuba in time to join in the destruction of the Spanish fleet. For this high accomplishment, he was advanced in seniority, and was appointed Rear Admiral 16 June 1902. He died 1 October 1922 at Long Beach, Calif. Digital ID: det 4a24772, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.Bill Gonyo
Clark 84kUndated, location unknown.-
Clark 104kUndated, location unknown.Derek M. Strahan
Clark 90kUnderway in San Diego Harbor, California, March 1938. Photographed from USS Ranger (CV-4). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.Fabio Peña
Clark 118kUSS Conyngham (DD-371) Maneuvering at sea with USS Reid (DD-369) and USS Clark (DD-361), during the later 1930s. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.Fred Weiss
Clark 106kPhoto #: NH 66260. USS Clark (DD-361) in Sydney Harbor, New South Wales, Australia, in March 1941 U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.Tony Cowart
Clark 92kUSS Clark (DD-361) in Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, in March 1941 (USN Photo No NH 66260).Robert Hurst
Clark 82kDestroyer Division Six, Destroyer Squadron Three (DesDiv6, DesRon3) at San Diego, California, in October 1941. Ships are (from inboard): USS Clark (DD 361), Squadron flagship, USS Case (DD 370), Division flagship, USS Cummings (DD 365), USS Shaw (DD 373) and USS Tucker (DD 374). Note that these destroyers are painted in at least two different camouflage schemes. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.Joe Radigan
Clark 33kSydney, Australia March 1941.Marc Piché
Clark 111kUSS Clark (DD-361) Underway near the Panama Canal Zone, 26 May 1943. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.Fred Weiss
Clark 162kUSS Clark (DD-361) Underway off the U.S. east coast, 21 January 1945. Photographed from a aircraft of squadron VJ-15. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.Fred Weiss

USS CLARK DD-361 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Contact Name: Richard l. Banks.
Address: 260 Cagney Ln., Apt. 202, New Port Beach, Ca. 92663-1615
Phone:
E-mail: None
Next reunion: Newark, Delware October 7-9 2003

Note About Contacts.

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