USS Manley (DD-74)

USS Manley (DD-74)

USS Manley (DD-74/AG-28/APD-1), a Caldwell-class destroyer, served in the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named for Captain John Manley (c.1733–1793).

Manley was laid down on 22 August 1916 by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; launched on 23 August 1917; sponsored by Miss Dorothy S. Sewall; and commissioned on 15 October 1917, Commander Robert L. Berry in command. She was redesignated DD-74 on 17 July 1920.

Read more about USS Manley (DD-74):  World War I, Inter-war Years, As An Auxiliary and High-speed Transport, World War II, 1945 and The End of The War