USS Upshur (DD-144)

USS Upshur (DD-144)

USS Upshur (DD–144) was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy before and during the World War II. She was the first ship named for Rear Admiral John Henry Upshur.

Upshur was laid down on 19 February 1918 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by William Cramp and Sons' shipyards; launched on 4 July 1918; sponsored by Mrs. Alexander Gustavus Brown, the granddaughter of Rear Admiral Upshur; and commissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 23 December 1918, Commander William V. Tomb in command.

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