USS Ballard

Two ships of the United States Navy have been named Ballard, after Edward J. Ballard.

USS Ballard (1813), a small galley sold in 1816.
USS Ballard (DD-267), a Clemson-class destroyer commissioned in 1919 and decommissioned in 1945.

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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

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