USS S. P. Lee (DD-310)
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| History | |
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| Namesake | Samuel Phillips Lee |
| Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Union Iron Works, San Francisco |
| Laid down | 31 December 1918 |
| Launched | 22 April 1919 |
| Commissioned | 30 October 1920 |
| Stricken | 20 November 1923 |
| Fate | Wrecked in Honda Point Disaster , 8 September 1923 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Clemson-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,308 tons |
| Length | 314 feet 4+1⁄2 inches (95.82 m) |
| Beam | 30 feet 11+1⁄2 inches (9.44 m) |
| Draft | 9 feet 9+3⁄4 inches (2.99 m) |
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| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
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| Complement | 122 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 4 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
The first USS S. P. Lee (DD-310) was a
History
S. P. Lee was laid down on 31 December 1918 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California; launched by Mrs. Thomas J. Wyche; and commissioned on 30 October 1920.
Assigned to Reserve Destroyer Division,
on his arrival at Seattle on 27 July. She then participated in squadron maneuvers through the end of August with Battleship Division 3, putting in at San Francisco on the 31st.S. P. Lee sailed for her homeport at 0830, 8 September, in company with most of DesRon 11 under Captain E. H. Watson in
Valiant efforts by the crew to save the ship proved futile, and the ship was abandoned the following day and declared a total loss. S. P. Lee and her sister destroyers were struck from the Navy list on 20 November. Her wreckage was sold on 19 October 1925 to Robert J. Smith of Oakland, California. He removed some of the destroyer's equipment but was unable to salvage her.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
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