U.S.S. Smith (1909)
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| U.S.S. Smith (1909) | |
|---|---|
| Hull Number: | DD-17 |
| Builder: | William Cramp & Sons[1] |
| Laid down: | 18 Mar, 1908[2] |
| Launched: | 20 Apr, 1909[3] |
| Commissioned: | 26 Nov, 1909[4] |
| Decommissioned: | 15 Mar, 1919[5] |
| Stricken: | 1919[6] |
| Sold: | 20 Dec, 1921[7] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
U.S.S. Smith was one of five Smith class destroyers completed for the U.S. Navy in 1909-10.
Service
Captains
- Commander David F. Boyd, Jr., 26 November, 1909 – January, 1910
- Commander George C. Day, 10 July, 1910 – 21 June, 1911
- Lieutenant Edward C. S. Parker, 21 June, 1911[8] – 10 March, 1913
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Williams C. Wickham, 7 October, 1915
- Lieutenant Charles F. Russell, 7 October, 1915 – 14 December, 1916
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Robert T. Merrill, II, 14 December, 1916 – 9 December, 1918
- Lieutenant Commander James C. Byrnes, Jr., 9 December, 1918 – 10 May, 1918
- Lieutenant Commander Webb Trammell, 10 May, 1919 – 17 July, 1919
- Lieutenant Lawrence Wainwright, 17 July, 1919 – 2 September, 1919
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 121.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 428.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 428.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 428.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 428.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 428.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 428.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 32.
Bibliography
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