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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
+ | ''Lea'' was commissioned on 2 October, 1918 with Lieutenant Commander [[Willis Augustus Lee, Jr.|Willis A. Lee, Jr.]] in command. | ||
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+ | On 12 May 1935, she collided with {{US-Sicard}} on night exercises outside Pearl Harbour. One man died. | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:25, 9 May 2020
U.S.S. Lea (1918) | |
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Hull Number: | DD-118 |
Builder: | William Cramp & Sons[1] |
Laid down: | 18 Sep, 1917[2] |
Launched: | 29 Apr, 1918[3] |
Commissioned: | 2 Oct, 1918[4] |
Decommissioned: | 22 Jun, 1922[5] |
Stricken: | 13 Aug, 1945[6] |
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U.S.S. Lea was one of one hundred and eleven Wickes class destroyers completed for the U.S. Navy.
Service
Lea was commissioned on 2 October, 1918 with Lieutenant Commander Willis A. Lee, Jr. in command.
On 12 May 1935, she collided with Sicard on night exercises outside Pearl Harbour. One man died.
Captains
- Lieutenant Commander Willis A. Lee, Jr., 2 October, 1918
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography