| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Wickes |
| Pennant | DD 139 |
| Built by | Mare Island Navy Yard (Vallejo, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 15 May 1918 |
| Launched | 1 Jun 1918 |
| Commissioned | 24 Jul 1918 |
| Lost | 7 Dec 1944 |
| Loss position | 10.51N, 124.33E |
| History | USS Ward was launched in a record 15 days after being laid down. Decommissioned on 21 July 1921 at San Diego, California |
Commands listed for USS Ward (DD 139)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Hunter Wood, Jr., USN | 15 Jan 1941 | 4 Dec 1941 | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. William Woodward Outerbridge, USN | 5 Dec 1941 | ||
| 3 | Richard Edwrad Farwell, USNR | 28 Oct 1944 | 7 Dec 1944 | |
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