USS Anthony (DD-172)
USS Anthony, in Pacific Coast waters, circa 1920
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History | |
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United States | |
Namesake | William Anthony |
Builder | Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California |
Cost | $1,395,393 (hull and machinery)[1] |
Laid down | 18 April 1918 |
Launched | 10 August 1918 |
Commissioned | 19 June 1919 |
Decommissioned | 30 June 1922 |
Reclassified | DM-12, 16 November 1920 |
Stricken | 1 December 1936 |
Fate | Sunk as target, 22 July 1937 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Wickes-class destroyer |
Displacement |
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Length | 314 ft 4 in (95.8 m) |
Beam | 30 ft 11 in (9.42 m) |
Draught | 9 ft 10 in (3.0 m) |
Installed power |
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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 |
Armament |
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USS Anthony (DD-172) was a Wickes-class destroyer built for the United States Navy during World War I.
Description
The Wickes class was an improved and faster version of the preceding
deep load. They had an overall length of 314 feet 4 inches (95.8 m), a beam of 30 feet 11 inches (9.4 m) and a draught of 9 feet 10 inches (3.0 m). They had a crew of 6 officers and 108 enlisted men.[3]
Performance differed radically between the ships of the class, often due to poor workmanship. The Wickes class was powered by two
propeller shaft, using steam provided by four water-tube boilers. The turbines were designed to produce a total of 27,000 shaft horsepower (20,000 kW) intended to reach a speed of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph). The ships carried 225 long tons (229 t) of fuel oil which was intended gave them a range of 2,500 nautical miles (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph).[4]
The ships were armed with four
anti-aircraft (AA) guns.[2] They also carried a pair of depth charge rails. A "Y-gun" depth charge thrower was added to many ships.[5]
Construction and career
Anthony, named for
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels to Bremerton on 12 September. On 13 September she passed review, with other units of the fleet, before President Woodrow Wilson in Oregon
(BB-3) and, on 14 September before the Secretary of the Navy.
On 16 November 1920 Anthony was designated a light minelayer, DM-12. In October 1921 she joined Mine Division 1, Mine Squadron 2 and operated in the Pearl Harbor area until placed out of commission on 30 June 1922 at Pearl Harbor. She was towed to San Diego in 1937, used as a target, and sunk off the California coast on 22 July 1937.
Notes
References
- Friedman, Norman (1982). U.S. Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-733-X.
- Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS Anthony (DD-172).
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