title: USS Ballard
text: # 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.
  
  ## Sources
  
  * This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
  