USS Putnam (DD-287)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Putnam.
USS Putnam (DD-287) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Charles Putnam.
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Namesake | Charles Putnam |
Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Squantum Victory Yard |
Laid down | 30 June 1919 |
Launched | 30 September 1919 |
Commissioned | 18 December 1919 |
Decommissioned | 21 September 1929 |
Stricken | 22 October 1930 |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 17 January 1931 |
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Class and type | Clemson-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,190 tons |
Length | 314 feet 5 inches (95.83 m) |
Beam | 31 feet 8 inches (9.65 m) |
Draft | 9 feet 3 inches (2.82 m) |
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Speed | 34 knots (63 km/h) |
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Complement | 120 officers and enlisted |
Armament | 4 × 4 in (102 mm)/50 guns, 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/25 gun, 12 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
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