USS Melvin (DD-335)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Melvin.
USS Melvin (DD-335) was a Clemson-class destroyer in service with the United States Navy from 1921 to 1930. She was scrapped in 1931.
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United States | |
Namesake | John T. Melvin |
Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Union Iron Works, San Francisco |
Laid down | 15 September 1920 |
Launched | 11 April 1921 |
Commissioned | 31 May 1921 |
Decommissioned | 8 May 1930 |
Stricken | 3 November 1930 |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 1930 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Clemson-class destroyer |
Displacement |
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Length | 314 ft 4 in (95.8 m) |
Beam | 30 ft 11 in (9.42 m) |
Draught | 10 ft 3 in (3.1 m) |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 steam turbines |
Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) (design) |
Range | 2,500 nautical miles (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (design) |
Complement | 6 officers, 108 enlisted men |
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