USS Burns (DD-171)
History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Burns (DD-171) |
Namesake | Otway Burns |
Builder | Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California |
Laid down | 15 April 1918 |
Launched | 4 July 1918 |
Sponsored by | Miss Alice H. Palmer |
Commissioned | 7 August 1919 |
Decommissioned | 2 June 1930 |
Reclassified | 15 March 1921, as DM-11 |
Stricken | 30 November 1930 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 22 April 1932 |
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 Burns (DD-171) 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
Performance differed radically between the ships of the class, often due to poor workmanship. The Wickes class was powered by two
The ships were armed with four
Construction and career
Burns, named for
Burns was attached to Destroyer Force, Pacific, until March 1920 when she was ordered to special duty as a tender for
In 1925 she joined the Fleet for a tour of Australia and New Zealand. In the summers of 1926, 1927, and 1928 she conducted training cruises for Naval Reservists. In 1927 Burns returned to San Diego with her squadron for inspection, training, and recreation. Returning to Pearl Harbor, she participated in mining and gunnery practice, and acted as a high-speed target for submarines in Hawaiian waters until November 1929. Arriving at San Diego 26 November, Burns was decommissioned 2 June 1930. On 11 June she was towed to Mare Island Navy Yard where she was used as a barracks ship. She was later scrapped and her material sold 22 April 1932.
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
- Photo gallery of Burns at NavSource Naval History