USS Smith Thompson
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USS Smith Thompson (DD-212) was a Clemson-class destroyer in service with the United States Navy from 1919 to 1936. She was intentionally sunk following a collision with USS Whipple (DD-217), in July 1936.
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Smith Thompson in the summer of 1935 | |
History | |
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United States | |
Namesake | Smith Thompson |
Builder | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia |
Yard number | 478 |
Laid down | 24 March 1919 |
Launched | 14 July 1919 |
Commissioned | 10 December 1919 |
Decommissioned | 15 May 1936 |
Stricken | 19 May 1936 |
Fate | Deemed beyond repair due to collision; sunk as a target, 25 July 1936 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Clemson-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,215 tons |
Length | 314 feet 4+1⁄2 inches (95.822 m) |
Beam | 31 feet 8 inches (9.65 m) |
Draft | 9 feet 4 inches (2.84 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
Complement | 121 officers and enlisted |
Armament | 4 × 4 in (100 mm) guns, 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun, 12 × 21 inch (533 mm) TT. |
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