USS Lardner (DD-286)

History
United States
Namesake	James L. Lardner
Builder	Squantum Victory Yard
Laid down	16 June 1919
Launched	29 September 1919
Commissioned	10 December 1919
Decommissioned	1 May 1930
Stricken	22 October 1930
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 17 January 1931
General characteristics
Class and type	Clemson-class destroyer
Displacement	1,190 tons
Length	314 feet 6 inches (95.86 m)
Beam	31 feet 8 inches (9.65 m)
Draft	9 feet 3 inches (2.82 m)
Propulsion	26,500 shp (20 MW);; geared turbines,; 2 screws;
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h)
Range	4,900 nmi (9,100 km); @ 15 kt;
Complement	120 officers and enlisted
Armament	4 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes

The first USS Lardner (DD-286) was a

Clemson-class destroyer in service with the United States Navy

History

Lardner was named for

Assigned to Destroyer Force,

Boston, Massachusetts 15 May 1920 and operated with destroyer squadrons patrolling off the Florida coast. On 28 August she joined the reserve fleet at Charleston, South Carolina to train Naval Reservists until departing for Jacksonville, Florida

Lardner operated along the Atlantic coast through 1921 and 1922. In January 1923, she departed Boston and joined the

Lardner joined Destroyer Division 27 on 17 June 1926, visiting several ports in northern Europe. September found Lardner off Gibraltar and in the Mediterranean, visiting various ports. Lardner departed for the United States towing Scorpion, arriving at Philadelphia 12 July 1927. Between August 1927 and September 1929, Lardner continued operations along the Atlantic coast with annual winter cruises to the Caribbean, often training Naval Reservists.

Lardner decommissioned at Philadelphia 1 May 1930, in accordance with the

Baltimore, Maryland

, 17 January 1931.

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

"Destroyer Photo Index DD-286 USS LARDNER". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 5 March 2024.