USS Duncan (DD-46)
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Duncan |
| Builder: | Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts |
| Laid down: | 17 June 1912 |
| Launched: | 5 April 1913 |
| Commissioned: | 30 August 1913 |
| Decommissioned: | 9 August 1921 |
| Struck: | 8 March 1935 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping, 8 March 1935 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Cassin-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,014 long tons (1,030 t) |
| Length: | 305 ft 3 in (93.04 m) |
| Beam: | 31 ft 1 in (9.47 m) |
| Draft: | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) |
| Speed: | 29 kn (33 mph; 54 km/h) |
| Complement: | 97 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 4 × 4 in (100 mm)/50 cal guns 8 × 18 in (460 mm) torpedo tubes |
The first USS Duncan (DD-46) was a Cassin-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Commander Silas Duncan.
Duncan was launched on 5 April 1913 by Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts; sponsored by Miss D. Clark; and commissioned on 30 August 1913, Lieutenant Commander C. E. Courtney in command.
Read more about USS Duncan (DD-46): World War I, Inter-war Period