USS Whipple (DD-217)
| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Abraham Whipple |
| Builder: | William Cramp and Sons |
| Laid down: | 12 June 1919 |
| Launched: | 6 November 1919 |
| Commissioned: | 23 April 1920 |
| Decommissioned: | 9 November 1945 |
| Struck: | 5 December 1945 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap, 30 September 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Clemson-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,308 tons |
| Length: | 314 ft 4 in (95.81 m) |
| Beam: | 30 ft 11 1⁄2 in (9.436 m) |
| Draft: | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) |
| Propulsion: | 26,500 shp (20 MW); geared turbines, 2 screws |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement: | 101 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 4 x 4 in (102 mm), 1 x 3 in (76 mm), 2 x 0.30 cal (7.62 mm) mg, 12 x 21 in (533 mm) tt. |
USS Whipple (DD- 217/AG-117), a Clemson-class destroyer was the second ship of the United States Navy named in honor of Captain Abraham Whipple (1733–1819), who served in the Continental Navy.
Whipple was laid down on 12 June and launched 6 November 1919 from William Cramp and Sons; sponsored by Mrs. Gladys V. Mulvey, great-great-great granddaughter of Abraham Whipple; and commissioned on 23 April 1920, Lieutenant Richard F. Bernard in command.
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