Uss Clark (Dd 361)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. USS Clark (DD-361) was a Porter-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Charles E. Clark. Clark was launched 15 October 1935 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts; sponsored by Mrs. S. Robinson; and commissioned 20 May 1936, Commander H. Thebaud in command. Clark's prewar service included operations on the Atlantic coast, in the Caribbean, and from Pearl Harbor, her home port from 1 April 1940. From 3 March to 10 April 1941, she joined in a cruise to Samoa, Australia, and Fiji. At the outbreak of World War II, she lay in overhaul at San Diego, California. Clark departed the west coast 27 December, escorted two convoys to Pearl Harbor, then took up antisubmarine patrol off Pago Pago, Samoa, and in February and March 1942 joined a carrier task force for air raids on New Guinea.