USS Anthony (DD-172)
USS Anthony, in Pacific Coast waters, circa 1920 |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | William Anthony |
| Builder: | Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California |
| Laid down: | 18 April 1918 |
| Launched: | 10 August 1918 |
| Commissioned: | 19 June 1919 |
| Decommissioned: | 30 June 1922 |
| Reclassified: | DM-12, 16 November 1920 |
| Struck: | 1 December 1936 |
| Fate: | Sunk as target, 22 July 1937 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Wickes class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,191 tons |
| Length: | 314 ft 5 in (95.83 m) |
| Beam: | 31 ft 8 in (9.65 m) |
| Draft: | 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement: | 133 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 4 x 4" (102 mm), 2 x 3" (76 mm), 12 x 21" (533 mm) tt. |
USS Anthony (DD–172/DM-12) was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Marine Sergeant Major William Anthony (1853–1899).
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