USS Gwin (DD-71)

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USS Gwin (DD-71) at high speed circa 1920
History
United States
NameUSS Gwin
NamesakeWilliam Gwin (1832–1863)
BuilderSeattle Construction and Drydock Company
Laid down21 June 1917
Launched25 December 1917
Commissioned18 March 1920
Decommissioned28 June 1922
Stricken25 January 1936
IdentificationDD-71
FateSold for scrapping 16 March 1939
General characteristics
Class and typeCaldwell-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 1,262 long tons (1,282 t) (standard)
  • 1,379 long tons (1,401 t) (
    deep load
    )
Length315 ft 6 in (96.2 m)
Beam30 ft 7 in (9.32 m)
Draught8 ft 10 in (2.7 m)
Installed power
  • 18,500 shp (13,800 kW)
  • 4
    Thornycroft boilers
Propulsion2 shafts, 2
steam turbines
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range2,500 nautical miles (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement5 officers, 95 enlisted men
Armament
  • 4 × single
    4-inch (102 mm) guns
  • 2 × single
    AA guns
  • 4 × triple
    21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes

USS Gwin (DD-71) was one of six Caldwell-class destroyers built for the United States Navy. She was in commission from 1920 to 1922.

Description

The Caldwells were a transitional design between the "thousand-tonners" of the

deep load. They had an overall length of 315 feet 6 inches (96.2 m), a beam of 30 feet 7 inches (9.3 m) and a draft of 8 feet 10 inches (2.7 m). They had a crew of five officers and 95 enlisted men.[1]

The propulsion arrangements differed between the ships of the class. Gwin was powered by two

Thornycroft boilers. The turbines developed a total of 18,500 shaft horsepower (13,800 kW) and were designed to reach a speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph).[2] The ships carried a maximum of 205 long tons (208 t) of fuel oil that gave them a range of 2,500 nautical miles (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph).[3]

The ships were armed with four

anti-aircraft (AA) guns and a "Y-gun" depth charge thrower replaced the aft AA gun and the searchlight.[4]

Construction and commissioning

Gwin, the second Navy ship named for

Puget Sound Navy Yard in Bremerton
, Washington, on 18 March 1920.

Service history

Gwin departed

United States East Coast as far south as Charleston, South Carolina
.

Decommissioning and disposal

Gwin was

hulk was sold for scrapping to the Union Shipbuilding Company of Baltimore, Maryland
, on 16 March 1939.

Notes

  1. ^ Friedman, pp. 400–01
  2. ^ a b Gardiner & Gray, p. 123
  3. ^ Friedman, p. 400
  4. ^ Friedman, p. 37

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
    .
  • Public Domain This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
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