USS Woolsey (DD-77)
USS Woolsey |
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| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Woolsey |
| Namesake: | Melancthon Taylor Woolsey |
| Builder: | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down: | 1 November 1917 |
| Launched: | 17 September 1918 |
| Commissioned: | 30 September 1918 |
| Fate: | Sank following accident, 21 February 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Wickes-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,154 long tons (1,173 t) |
| Length: | 314 ft 4 1⁄2 in (95.822 m) |
| Beam: | 30 ft 11 1⁄4 in (9.430 m) |
| Draft: | 9 ft 8 1⁄2 in (2.959 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × steam engines 2 × shafts |
| Speed: | 35.33 kn (40.66 mph; 65.43 km/h) |
| Complement: | 131 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 4 × 4 in (100 mm), 2 × 1-pounder guns, 12 × 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes, 2 × depth charge tracks, 1 × Y-gun |
The first USS Woolsey (DD-77) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was named for Melancthon Taylor Woolsey.
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