USS Terry (DD-25)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Terry.
USS Terry (DD-25) was a modified Paulding-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I, and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated CG-19. She was the first ship named for Edward A. Terry, and the first ship commanded by future Fleet Admiral and Chief of Naval Operations Ernest J. King.
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USS Terry (DD-25) in harbor with her crew standing in formation on deck, prior to World War I. | |
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United States | |
Name | Terry |
Namesake | Commander Edward A. Terry |
Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding Company, Newport News, Virginia |
Cost | $639,289.34[1] |
Laid down | 8 February 1909 |
Launched | 21 August 1909 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Reynold T. Hall |
Commissioned | 18 October 1910 |
Decommissioned | 13 November 1919 |
Stricken | 28 June 1934 |
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Fate |
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United States | |
Name | Terry |
Acquired | 7 June 1924[2] |
Commissioned | 30 June 1925[2] |
Decommissioned | 18 October 1930[2] |
Identification | Hull symbol:CG-19 |
Fate | Transfer back to United States Navy, 18 October 1930[2] |
General characteristics [3] | |
Class and type | Paulding-class destroyer |
Displacement | |
Length | 293 ft 10 in (89.56 m) |
Beam | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
Draft | 8 ft 4 in (2.54 m) (mean)[4] |
Installed power | 12,000 ihp (8,900 kW) |
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Speed | |
Complement | 4 officers 87 enlisted[5] |
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Terry was laid down on 8 February 1909 at Newport News, Virginia, by the Newport News Shipbuilding Company, launched on 21 August 1909, sponsored by Mrs. George Henry Rock, and commissioned on 18 October 1910, Lieutenant Commander Martin E. Trench in command.