USS Shubrick (DD-268)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Shubrick.
The third USS Shubrick (DD-268) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. The destroyer was later transferred to the Royal Navy, where she served as HMS Ripley (G79) during World War II.
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USS Shubrick at Boston, 1919 | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Shubrick |
Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Squantum Victory Yard |
Laid down | 3 June 1918 |
Launched | 31 December 1918 |
Commissioned | 3 July 1919 |
Decommissioned | 26 November 1940 |
Stricken | 8 January 1941 |
Identification | DD-268 |
Fate | Transferred to United Kingdom, 26 November 1940 |
United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Ripley |
Acquired | 26 November 1940 |
Commissioned | 26 November 1940 |
Identification | Pennant number: G79 |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 20 March 1945 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Clemson-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,215 tons |
Length | 314 feet 4+1⁄2 inches (95.822 m) |
Beam | 30 feet 11+1⁄2 inches (9.436 m) |
Draft | 9 feet 4 inches (2.84 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
Range | 4,900 nmi (9,100 km; 5,600 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 122 officers and enlisted |
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