USS Decatur (DD-5)
Bainbridge-class destroyer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about USS Decatur (DD-5)?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
For other ships with the same name, see USS Decatur.
The second USS Decatur was a Bainbridge-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named in honor of Stephen Decatur.
Quick Facts History, United States ...
USS Decatur steaming at high speed, while running trials in 1902. | |
History | |
---|---|
United States | |
Name | Decatur |
Namesake | Commodore Stephen Decatur |
Builder | William R. Trigg Company, Richmond, Virginia |
Laid down | 26 July 1899 |
Launched | 26 September 1900 |
Commissioned | 19 May 1902 |
Decommissioned | 20 July 1919 |
Stricken | 15 September 1919 |
Fate | Sold, 3 January 1920 and broken up for scrap |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Bainbridge-class destroyer |
Displacement | |
Length | |
Beam | 23 ft 7 in (7.2 m) |
Draft | 6 ft 6 in (2 m) (mean) |
Installed power |
|
Propulsion | |
Speed | 29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph) (designed speed) |
Complement |
|
Armament |
|
Close