USS Gamble (DD-123)
| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Lt. Peter Gamble and Lt. Col. John M. Gamble |
| Builder: | Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia |
| Laid down: | 12 November 1917 |
| Launched: | 11 May 1918 |
| Commissioned: | 29 November 1918 to 17 June 1922 24 May 1930 to 22 December 1937 25 September 1939 to 1 June 1945 |
| Reclassified: | 13 June 1930 |
| Fate: | Sunk by scuttling, 16 July 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Wickes class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,090 tons (1,108 t) |
| Length: | 314 ft 5 in (96.14 m) |
| Beam: | 31 ft 9 in (9.68 m) |
| Draft: | 8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement: | 113 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | four 4" (102 mm), two 3" (76 mm) guns, twelve 21" (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 1 depth charge projector, 2 depth charge tracks |
USS Gamble (DD–123/DM-15) was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I, later converted to a minelayer in World War II. She was named for two brothers, Lieutenant Peter Gamble and Lieutenant Colonel John M. Gamble.
Gamble was launched 11 May 1918 by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia; sponsored by Miss Evelyn H. Jackson, relative of Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels; and commissioned at Norfolk 29 November 1918, Commander H. J. Abbett in command.
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