USS Lea
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USS Lea (DD-118) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and World War II. She was named in honor of Edward Lea, a US Navy officer killed during the American Civil War.
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USS Lea (DD-118) laying a smoke screen in 1921 | |
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United States | |
Name | Lea |
Namesake | Edward Lea |
Builder | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia |
Yard number | 455 |
Laid down | 18 September 1917 |
Launched | 29 April 1918 |
Commissioned | 2 October 1918 |
Decommissioned | 22 June 1922 |
Recommissioned | 1 May 1930 |
Decommissioned | 7 April 1937 |
Recommissioned | 30 September 1939 |
Decommissioned | 20 July 1945 |
Stricken | 13 August 1945 |
Fate | Sold, 30 November 1946 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Wickes-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,165 tons |
Length | 314 ft 4 in (95.8 m) |
Beam | 30 ft 11 in (9.4 m) |
Draft | 9 ft 0 in (2.7 m) |
Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
Complement | 133 officers and enlisted |
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Lea was laid down on 18 September 1917 by William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia. The ship was launched on 29 April 1918, sponsored by Mrs. Harry E. Collins. The destroyer was commissioned on 2 October 1918, Lieutenant Commander David W. Bagley in command.