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U.S.S. BALLARD

(AVD-10)


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AVD-10 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
JUN1918-Keel Date: 3 JUN 1918
at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Squantum Victory Ya
DEC1918-Launch Date: 7 DEC 1918
JUN1919-Commissioned: 5 JUN 1919
DEC1945-Decommissioned: 5 DEC 1945

AVD-10 General Specifications

Class: Clemson-class destroyer

Named for: Edward J. Ballard

Complement: 130 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 1215 tons

Length: 314 feet 4 inches

Beam: 31 feet 8 inches

Flank Speed: 35 knots

Range: 4 900 Nautical Miles

Final Disposition:Sold 23 May 1946