USS Dale (DD-290)

USS Dale (DD-290)


For other ships of the same name, see USS Dale.
Career (US)
Namesake: Richard Dale
Builder: Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Squantum Victory Yard
Laid down: 28 July 1919
Launched: 19 November 1919
Commissioned: 16 February 1920
Decommissioned: 1 May 1930
Struck: 22 October 1930
Fate: Sold 17 January 1931
Became commercial cargo ship Masaya
Sunk 28 March 1943
General characteristics
Class & type: Clemson-class destroyer
Displacement: 1,190 tons
Length: 314 ft 5 in (95.83 m)
Beam: 31 ft 8 in (9.65 m)
Draft: 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m)
Propulsion: 26,500 shp (20 MW);
geared turbines,
2 screws
Speed: 35 knots (65 km/h)
Range: 4,900 nmi (9,100 km)
@ 15 kt
Complement: 120 officers and enlisted
Armament: 4 × 4" (102 mm), 2 × 3" (76 mm), 4 × 21" (533 mm) torpedo tubes

The third USS Dale (DD-290) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Richard Dale.

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