History | |
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United States | |
Namesake | George von Lengerke Meyer |
Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Squantum Victory Yard |
Laid down | 6 February 1919 |
Launched | 18 July 1919 |
Commissioned | 17 December 1919 |
Decommissioned | 15 May 1929 |
Stricken | 25 November 1930 |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 25 February 1932 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Clemson-class destroyer |
Displacement |
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Length | 314 ft 4 in (95.8 m) |
Beam | 30 ft 11 in (9.42 m) |
Draught | 10 ft 3 in (3.1 m) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 steam turbines |
Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) (design) |
Range | 2,500 nautical miles (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (design) |
Complement | 6 officers, 108 enlisted men |
Armament |
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USS Meyer (DD-279) was a Clemson-class destroyer built for the United States Navy during World War I.