USS Lamberton (DD-119)

USS Lamberton (DD-119)

USS Lamberton (DD-119)/(DMS-2) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was the only ship named for Benjamin P. Lamberton, an admiral who had served with Admiral Dewey in the Battle of Manila Bay.

Lamberton was laid down 1 October 1917 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, Virginia; launched 30 March 1918; sponsored by Miss Isabell Stedman Lamberton, Admiral Lamberton's granddaughter; and commissioned 22 August 1918, Lieutenant Commander Frank L. Slingluff in command.