USS Badger (DD-126)
| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Oscar C. Badger |
| Builder: | New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey |
| Laid down: | 9 January 1918 |
| Launched: | 24 August 1918 |
| Commissioned: | 29 May 1919 to May 1922 January 1930 to 20 July 1945 |
| Struck: | 13 August 1945 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping, 30 November 1945 |
| 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: | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement: | 136 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 4 × 4 in (102 mm), 2 × 3 in (76 mm), 12 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
USS Badger (DD–126) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Commodore Oscar C. Badger.
Badger was launched 24 August 1918 by New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey; sponsored by Mrs. Henry F. Bryan, granddaughter of Commodore Badger; commissioned 29 May 1919, Commander Q. T. Swasey in command; and reported to the Atlantic Fleet.
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