USS Babbitt (DD-128)
| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Fitz Babbitt |
| Builder: | New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey |
| Laid down: | 19 February 1918 |
| Launched: | 30 September 1918 |
| Commissioned: | 24 October 1919 to 15 June 1922 4 April 1930 to 25 January 1946 |
| Reclassified: | AG-102, 10 June 1945 |
| Struck: | 25 February 1946 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping, 5 June 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Wickes class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,211 tons |
| Length: | 314 ft 5 in (95.83 m) |
| Beam: | 31 ft 8 in (9.65 m) |
| Draft: | 8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement: | 113 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 4 × 4"/50 caliber guns (102 mm), 2 × 3" (76 mm), 12 × 21" (533 m) torpedo tubes, 1 depth charge projector, 2 depth charge tracks |
USS Babbitt (DD–128) was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I and World War II, later classified as AG-102. She was named for Fitz Babbitt.
Babbitt was launched 30 September 1918 at New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey; sponsored by Miss Lucile Burlin; commissioned 24 October 1919, Commander W. W. Eberle in command; and reported to the Pacific Fleet.
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