USS Peary (DD-226)

USS Peary (DD-226)

USS Peary (DD-226) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Admiral Robert Edwin Peary.

Peary was laid down by William Cramp and Sons of Philadelphia on 9 September 1919; launched on 6 April 1920; sponsored by Mrs. Edward Stafford daughter of Admiral Peary; commissioned on 22 October 1920.