| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Clemson |
| Pennant | DD 211 |
| Built by | William Cramp and Sons (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 24 Oct 1918 |
| Launched | 14 May 1919 |
| Commissioned | 24 Nov 1919 |
| End service | 20 Jul 1945 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 24 January 1923 USS Alden took part in the Java Sea Battle. Later she protected convoys from Japanese submarines. In April 1943 she sailed trough the Panama Canal to the Caribbean. In 1944 she was assigned to the destroyer screen of the USS Guadalcanal, and later escorted convoys in the Atlantic, as well as in the Mediterranean. She was decommissioned on 20 July 1945, stricken on 13 August 1945 and sold for scrap on 30 November 1945. USS Alden was awarded 3 Battle Stars for her services in World War 2. |
Commands listed for USS Alden (DD 211)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lewis Elliott Coley, USN | 1941 | Mar 1942 | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Jacob Elliott Cooper, USN | Mar 1942 | ||
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Ernest Edwin Evans, USN | 14 Mar 1942 | 28 Jun 1943 | |
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