USS Ericsson (DD-56)
USS Ericsson (DD-56), Steaming at 19.93 knots during Run No. 10 of builder's trials, 18 May 1915. Her armament has not yet been installed.
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United States | |
Name | Ericsson |
Namesake | John Ericsson |
Ordered | March 1913[3] |
Builder | |
Cost | $866,166.00 (hull and machinery)[5] |
Yard number | 141[2] |
Laid down | 10 November 1913[4] |
Launched | 22 August 1914[1] |
Sponsored by | Mrs. J. Washington Logue[1] |
Commissioned | 14 August 1915[4] |
Decommissioned | 16 June 1922[1] |
Stricken | 5 July 1934[4] |
Identification |
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Fate | |
United States | |
Name | Ericsson |
Acquired | 7 June 1924[1] |
Commissioned | 28 May 1925[6] |
Decommissioned | 30 April 1932[6] |
Identification | Hull symbol:CG-5 |
Fate | Returned to the Navy on 27 April 1934[1] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | O'Brien-class destroyer |
Displacement | |
Length | 305 ft 3 in (93.04 m)[4] |
Beam | 31 ft 1 in (9.47 m)[4] |
Draft | |
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Speed | |
Complement | 5 officers 87 enlisted[7] |
Armament |
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USS Ericsson (Destroyer No. 56/DD-56) was an O'Brien-class destroyer built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I. The ship was the second U.S. Navy vessel named in honor of John Ericsson, the Swedish-born builder of the ironclad warship USS Monitor during the American Civil War.
Ericsson was
After her May 1916
Upon returning to the United States after the war, Ericsson conducted operations with the destroyers of the
Design and construction
Ericsson was authorized in March 1913 as the sixth and final ship of the
Ericsson had two Zoelly
Ericsson's main
Ericsson was also equipped with eight 21-inch (533 mm)
Early career
USS Ericsson was
At 05:30 on Sunday, 8 October 1916,
After finishing out the rest of 1916 at Newport, Ericsson again joined in exercises in the Caribbean for the first three months of 1917, and then returned to New York City and Newport to prepare for distant service.[1]
World War I
After the United States declared war on Germany on 6 April 1917 entering World War I, Ericsson was prepared for overseas duty.[1] On 7 May, Ericsson sailed from Boston with Tucker, Rowan, Cassin, Winslow and Jacob Jones for
Ericsson continued to sail out of Queenstown on patrol and escorting convoys, many times attacking submarines, standing by damaged ships, and rescuing survivors. After June 1918, she was based at Brest, France; and during that summer, usually sailed about 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) ahead of convoys, towing aloft a kite balloon used for observation. At the close of the war, Ericsson was overhauled at Liverpool, but returned to Brest in time to take part on 13 December in the welcoming honors rendered for President Woodrow Wilson, arriving in France on the transport George Washington. On 21 December, Ericsson departed for the United States, arriving at New York on 8 January 1919.[1]
Postwar
In May 1919, Ericsson sailed to the
United States Coast Guard career
On 17 January 1920,
Designated CG-5, Ericsson was commissioned on 28 May 1925, and joined the "
Notes
- calibers, meaning that the gun is 50 times as long as its bore, or 200 inches (5.1 m) in this case. The Mark number is the version of the gun; in this case, the ninth U.S. Navy design of the 4-inch/50 gun.
- quartermaster of destroyer McDougal, published on 22 October 1916, indicates that ship was present as well.(PDF). The New York Times. 22 October 1916. p. X1. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
For the initial report, see: "Newport aroused by U-boat's raid" (PDF). The New York Times. 9 October 1916. p. 2. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
For the account of McDougal's quartermaster, see: "United States sailor describes rescue of U-53's victims" - ^ U-53 had called at Newport on 7 October 1916, the day before the attacks, to drop off a letter for Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff, the German Ambassador to the United States, and had exchanged courtesy visits with Admirals Albert Gleaves and Austin M. Knight before departing.
- tanker Christian Knutsen.
- ^ Benham and McDougal were two of the other five specifically identified in contemporary news accounts, both being ordered by Rose to move away so that he could finish sinking the ship. See: "Newport opens arms to U-boat survivors" (PDF). The New York Times. 10 October 1916. p. 2. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
References
- ^ Naval History & Heritage Command. "Ericsson". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
- ^ "Ericsson (6104703)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f Gardiner, pp. 122–23.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Bauer and Roberts, p. 171.
- ^ "Table 21 - Ships on Navy List June 30, 1919". Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office: 762. 1921.
- ^ a b c d "Ericsson: CG-5" (PDF). Historian's Office, United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ "Table 16 - Ships on Navy List June 30, 1919". Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office: 749. 1921.
- ^ a b "Table 10 - Ships on Navy List June 30, 1919". Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office: 714. 1921.
- ^ a b "Newport aroused by U-boat's raid" (PDF). The New York Times. 9 October 1916. p. 2. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
- ^ Long, pp. 93–94.
- ^ Long, p. 93.
- ^ a b "Six of our ships see Stephano sunk" (PDF). The New York Times. 9 October 1916. p. 1. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
- ^ "Newport opens arms to U-boat survivors" (PDF). The New York Times. 10 October 1916. p. 2. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
- ^ a b Naval History & Heritage Command. "Tucker". DANFS. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
Bibliography
- OCLC 24010356.
- Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. OCLC 12119866.
- Long, Wellington (October 1966). "The Cruise of the U-53". OCLC 2496995.
- Naval History & Heritage Command. "Ericsson". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- Naval History & Heritage Command. "Tucker". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History & Heritage Command. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
External links
- Photo gallery of Ericsson at NavSource Naval History