USS Decatur (DD-5)
USS Decatur (DD-5) |
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| Career (United States) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Decatur (DD-5) |
| Namesake: | Stephen Decatur |
| Builder: | William R. Trigg Company, Richmond, Virginia |
| Laid down: | 26 July 1899 |
| Launched: | 26 September 1900 |
| Commissioned: | 19 May 1902 |
| Decommissioned: | 20 July 1919 |
| Fate: | Sold on 3 January 1920 and broken up for scrap. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Bainbridge-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 420 tons (380 tonnes) |
| Length: | 250 ft (76 m) |
| Beam: | 23 ft 7 in (7,190 mm) |
| Draft: | 6 ft 6 in (1,980 mm) |
| Propulsion: | 2-shaft reciprocating engines |
| Speed: | 28 kn (32 mph; 52 km/h) |
| Range: | 2778km (1500nm) |
| Complement: | 73 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 2 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 cal guns, 2 × 18 in (460 mm) torpedo tubes |
The second USS Decatur (DD-5) was a Bainbridge-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named in honor of Stephen Decatur.
Decatur was launched on 26 September 1900 by William R. Trigg Company, Richmond, Virginia; sponsored by Miss M. D. Mayo, great-grandniece of Commodore Decatur; and commissioned on 19 May 1902, Lieutenant Lloyd Horwitz Chandler in command.
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