USS Aaron Ward
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The first ship named in honor of Rear Admiral Aaron Ward, USS Aaron Ward (DD-132) was a Wickes-class destroyer in service with the United States Navy. In 1940, she was transferred to the Royal Navy and renamed HMS Castleton.
1919
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DD-132; HMS Castleton; I23
beam 31.67 foot, draft 8.67 foot, length 314.42 foot,
Bath Iron Works, Royal Navy, United States Navy, United States,
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1919 USS Aaron Ward
1922-06-17T00:00:00Z
1922-06-17T00:00:00Z
ship decommissioning
1937-04-01T00:00:00Z
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ship decommissioning
1940-09-09T00:00:00Z
1940-09-09T00:00:00Z
ship decommissioning
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ship launching
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ship commissioning
1930-05-24T00:00:00Z
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ship commissioning
1934-12-01T00:00:00Z
1934-12-01T00:00:00Z
ship commissioning
1939-09-30T00:00:00Z
1939-09-30T00:00:00Z
ship commissioning
1930-05-24T00:00:00Z
1930-05-24T00:00:00Z
ship recommissioning
1939-09-30T00:00:00Z
1939-09-30T00:00:00Z
ship recommissioning
1918-08-11T00:00:00Z
1918-08-11T00:00:00Z
keel laying
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| link | page | Dreadnought Project page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Marjorie-Wiki page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | NavSource Naval History page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | uboat.net page@ | Wikidata | ||
| commons | image | HMS Castleton | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS Anthony (DD-172) and USS Aaron Ward (DD-132), circa the early 1920s (NH 100414) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | US Navy destroyers at Balboa, Panama, in 1934 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The Arrival of the First Flotilla of Destroyers From America To the Royal Navy, Devonport, September 1940 A724 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Laid up destroyers at San Diego in 1922 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS Aaron Ward (DD-132) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS Aaron Ward (DD-132) - NH 69308 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | HMS CASTLETON, May 1942. FL7650 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS AARON WARD (DD-132) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | US Navy cruisers and destroyers at Balboa, Panama on 23 April 1934 | Commons | ||









