USS Delphy
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USS Delphy (DD-261) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. It was the flagship of the destroyer group involved in the Honda Point disaster.
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USS Delphy at Boston Navy Yard on 28 October 1919 | |
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United States | |
Name | Delphy |
Namesake | Richard Delphy |
Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Squantum Victory Yard |
Laid down | 20 April 1918 |
Launched | 18 July 1918 |
Commissioned | 30 November 1918 |
Decommissioned | 26 October 1923 |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Clemson-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,190 tons |
Length | 314 ft 5 in (95.8 m) |
Beam | 31 ft 8 in (9.7 m) |
Draft | 9 ft 3 in (2.8 m) |
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Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
Range | 4,900 nmi (9,100 km; 5,600 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 120 officers and enlisted |
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