USS Aulick (DD-258)

USS Aulick in 1939-1940
History
United States
NameUSS Aulick
NamesakeJohn H. Aulick
BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Fore River Shipyard, Quincy
Cost$1,219,870 (hull and machinery)[1]
Laid down3 December 1918
Launched11 April 1919
Commissioned26 July 1919
Decommissioned8 October 1940
Stricken8 January 1941
IdentificationDD-258
FateTransferred to United Kingdom, 8 October 1940
United Kingdom
NameHMS Burnham
Acquired8 October 1940
Commissioned8 October 1940
IdentificationPennant number: H82
FateSold for scrap, March 1947
General characteristics
Class and typeClemson-class destroyer
Displacement1,308 tons
Length314 feet 4+12 inches (95.822 m)
Beam30 feet 11+12 inches (9.436 m)
Draft9 feet 4 inches (2.84 m)
Propulsion
  • 26,500 shp (19,800 kW);
  • geared turbines,
  • 2 screws
Speed35 knots (65 km/h)
Range4,900 nmi (9,100 km; 5,600 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement122 officers and enlisted
Armament

The second USS Aulick (DD-258) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy where she served as HMS Burnham (H82) during World War II.

  1. ^ "Table 21 - Ships on Navy List June 30, 1919". Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office: 762. 1921.

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