USS Sands (DD-243)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Sands.
The first USS Sands (DD-243/APD-13) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship named for Benjamin F. Sands and his son, James H. Sands.
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United States | |
Namesake | James H. Sands |
Builder | New York Shipbuilding |
Laid down | 22 March 1919 |
Launched | 28 October 1919 |
Commissioned | 10 November 1920 |
Decommissioned | 10 October 1945 |
Stricken | 1 November 1945 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 23 May 1946 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Clemson-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,190 tons |
Length | 314 ft 5 in (95.83 m) |
Beam | 31 ft 8 in (9.65 m) |
Draft | 10 ft (3.05 m) |
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Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
Range | 4,900 nm @ 15 kn (9,100 km @ 28 km/h) |
Complement | 101 officers and enlisted |
Armament | 4 x 4 in (100 mm) guns, 1 x 3 in (76 mm) gun, 12 x 21 inch (533 mm) tt. |
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