USS Talbot (DD-114)

USS Talbot (DD-114)

USS Talbot (DD-114) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later designated, APD-7 in the World War II. She was the second ship named in honor of Silas Talbot.

Talbot was laid down on 12 July 1917 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by William Cramp & Sons; launched on 20 February 1918; sponsored by Miss Elizabeth Major; and commissioned on 20 July 1918, Lieutenant Commander Isaac Foote Dortch in command.

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