USS Henshaw

History
United States
Name	USS Henshaw
Namesake	David Henshaw
Builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Squantum Victory Yard
Launched	28 June 1919
Commissioned	10 December 1919
Decommissioned	11 March 1930
Stricken	22 July 1930
Fate	Sold for scrap, 14 November 1930
General characteristics
Class and type	Clemson-class destroyer
Displacement	1,308 tons
Length	314 ft 4 in (95.81 m)
Beam	30 ft 11 in (9.42 m)
Draft	9 ft 4 in (2.84 m)
Propulsion	26,500 shp (20 MW); geared turbines, 2 screws
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h)
Range	4,900 nm @ 15 kn (9,100 km @ 28 km/h)
Complement	122 officers and enlisted
Armament	4 × 4 in (100 mm) guns, 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun, 12 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes

USS Henshaw (DD-278) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Secretary of the Navy David Henshaw.

Built by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation of Squantum, Massachusetts, Henshaw was launched 28 June 1919, with Miss Ethel H. Dempsey as sponsor. She commissioned at Boston, Massachusetts, on 10 December 1919.