USS Israel
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The first USS Israel (DD-98) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and the years following.
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USS Israel at Split, Yugoslavia | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Israel |
Namesake | Joseph Israel |
Builder | Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts |
Laid down | 26 January 1918 |
Launched | 22 June 1918 |
Commissioned | 13 September 1918 |
Decommissioned | 7 July 1922 |
Reclassified | 17 July 1920, DM-3 |
Stricken | 1 December 1936 |
Fate | Sold, 18 April 1939 for scrapping |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Wickes-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,060 tons |
Length | 314 ft 5 in (95.8 m) |
Beam | 31 ft 9 in (9.7 m) |
Draft | 8 ft 6 in (2.6 m) |
Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
Complement | 113 officers and enlisted |
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