USS Selfridge (DD-357)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Selfridge.
The second USS Selfridge (DD-357) was a Porter-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral Thomas O. Selfridge (1804–1902) and his son, Thomas O. Selfridge Jr. (1836–1924).
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USS Selfridge (DD-357) | |
History | |
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United States | |
Builder | New York Shipbuilding Corporation |
Laid down | 18 December 1933 |
Launched | 18 April 1936 |
Commissioned | 25 November 1936 |
Decommissioned | 15 October 1945 |
Stricken | 1 November 1945 |
Fate | Sold 20 December 1946 and scrapped |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Porter-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,850 tons, 2,597 tons full |
Length | 381 ft (116 m) |
Beam | 36 ft 2 in (11.02 m) |
Draught | 10 ft 5 in (3.18 m) |
Propulsion | 50,000 shp (37,285 kW); geared turbines, 2 screws |
Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
Range | 6,500 nm @ 12 knots (12,000 km @ 22 km/h) |
Complement | 194 |
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Selfridge was laid down by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation at Camden in New Jersey on 18 December 1933, launched on 18 April 1936 and commissioned at Philadelphia on 25 November 1936.