USS Breese (DD-122)
| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Kidder Breese |
| Builder: | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia |
| Laid down: | 10 November 1917 |
| Launched: | 11 May 1918 |
| Commissioned: | 23 October 1918 to 17 June 1922 1 June 1931 to 15 January 1946 |
| Reclassified: | DM-18, 5 January 1931 |
| Struck: | 7 February 1946 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping 16 May 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Wickes class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,213.1 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: | 122 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 4 × 4" (102 mm), 2 × 3" (76 mm), 12 × 21" (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
USS Breese (DD–122) was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I, and later redesignated, DM-18 in World War II. She was the first ship named for Captain Kidder Breese.
Breese was launched 11 May 1918 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia; sponsored by Mrs. Gilbert McIlvaine, daughter of Captain Breese; and commissioned 23 October 1918, Lieutenant J.g. B. Smith in command.
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