| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Clemson |
| Pennant | AVD 10 |
| Mod | Sea plane tender |
| Built by | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., (Squantum, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 3 Jun 1918 |
| Launched | 7 Dec 1918 |
| Commissioned | 5 Jun 1919 |
| End service | 5 Dec 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned on 17 July 1922 |
Commands listed for USS Ballard (AVD 10)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. James Rogers Dudley, USN | 25 Jun 1940 | 23 Apr 1941 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Ward Carr Gilbert, USN | 23 Apr 1941 | 17 Jul 1942 |
| 3 | T/Lt.Cdr. Douglas Best Brokenshire, USN | 17 Jul 1942 | 4 Sep 1943 |
| 4 | Gust Constantine Nichandros, USNR | 4 Sep 1943 | 12 Mar 1945 |
| 5 | Lt James Blaine Sweeny, Jr., USNR | 12 Mar 1945 | 21 Nov 1945 |
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