USS Toucey
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Namesake | Isaac Toucey |
| Builder | Squantum Victory Yard |
| Laid down | 26 April 1919 |
| Launched | 5 September 1919 |
| Commissioned | 9 December 1919 |
| Decommissioned | 1 May 1930 |
| Stricken | 22 October 1930 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 17 January 1931 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Clemson-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,215 tons |
| Length | 314 ft 4+1⁄2 in (95.8 m) |
| Beam | 30 ft 11+1⁄2 in (9.44 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 9+3⁄4 in (2.991 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 35 kn (65 km/h) |
| Range | 4,900 nmi @ 15 kn (9,100 km @ 28 km/h) |
| Complement | 122 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 4 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
USS Toucey (DD-282) was a
Toucey was laid down on 26 April 1919 at
Service history
Soon after commissioning, Toucey began duty with the
Late in 1926, she appears to have been temporarily assigned to the American naval forces operating in Europe. By 1 January 1927, her base of operations had been moved from Newport, to Norfolk, Virginia. From the sketchy records which exist, she appears to have served the remainder of her career with the Scouting Force destroyers operating out of Norfolk.
Fate
In the spring of 1930, she moved to Philadelphia to prepare for inactivation. On 1 May 1930, Toucey was decommissioned at Philadelphia. Her name was struck from the Navy list on 22 October. The former destroyer was sold on 17 January 1931 and scrapped sometime in 1934.
As of 2019, no other ships have been named Toucey. Saginaw was launched as Toucey, but her name was changed prior to commissioning at the request of her namesake.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
