Wickes class destroyer

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The Wickes-class destroyers were American destroyers built to create "a fleet second to none". The basic requirement for the class was a possible speed of 35 knots. Congress authorized the project's funding in 1916.

The 111 ships were built at Bath Iron Works, Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Fore River Shipbuilding Company and William Cramp and Sons shipyard.

A number of this class were transferred to the United Kingdom in the Destroyers for Bases Agreement. Others were converted to light minelayers with the designation DM. Some were converted to high speed transports with the designation APD.

1 Ships in class
2 External links

[edit] Ships in class

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[edit] USS Wickes (HMS Montgomery)

Designation: Destroyer No. 75, DD-75, G95
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine)
Laid down: 26 June 1917
Launched: 25 June 1918 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 31 July 1918 (List)
Decommissioned: 23 October 1940 (List)
Operator: Image:Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Navy
Commissioned: 23 October 1940 (List)
Decommissioned: 23 February 1944 (List)
Status: Scrapped in the spring of 1945
Operations: World War I and II convoy escort
Victories:

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[edit] USS Philip (HMS Lancaster)

Designation: Destroyer No. 76, DD-76, G05
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine)
Laid down: 1 September 1917
Launched: 25 July 1918 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 24 August 1918 (List)
Decommissioned: 23 October 1940 (List)
Operator: Image:Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Navy
Commissioned: 23 October 1940 (List)
Decommissioned: July 1945 (List)
Status: Decommissioned
Operations: World War I convoy escort, World War II minelayer and escort

[edit] USS Woolsey

Designation: Destroyer No. 77, DD-77
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine)
Laid down: 1 November 1917
Launched: 17 September 1918 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 30 September 1918 (List)
Status: Sunk in a collision 21 February 1921 (List)
Operations: World War I convoy escort

[edit] USS Evans (HMS Mansfield)

Designation: Destroyer No. 78, DD-78
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine)
Laid down: 28 December 1917
Launched: 30 October 1918 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 11 October 1918 (List)
Decommissioned: 23 October 1940 (List)
Operator: Image:Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Navy, Image:Flag of Norway, state.svg Royal Norwegian Navy, Image:Canadian Blue Ensign.svg Royal Canadian Navy
Commissioned: 23 October 1940 (List)
Decommissioned: 22 June 1944 (List)
Status: Paid off
Operations: World War I patrol, World War II convoy escort, Norwegian coastal raids
Victories:

[edit] USS Little

Designation: Destroyer No. 79, DD-79, APD-4
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts)
Laid down: 18 June 1917
Launched: 11 November 1917 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 6 April 1918 (List)
Status: Sunk by Japanese destroyers near Savo Island on 5 September 1942 (List)
Operations: World War I patrol, World War II convoy escort, Norwegian coastal raids
Modifications: Conversion to high-speed transport in 1940

[edit] USS Kimberly

Designation: Destroyer No. 80, DD-80
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts)
Laid down:
Launched: 14 December 1917 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 26 April 1918 (List)
Decommissioned: 30 June 1922 (List)
Status: Scrapped
Operations: World War I convoy escort

[edit] USS Sigourney (HMS Newport)

Designation: Destroyer No. 81, DD-81
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts)
Laid down: 25 August 1917
Launched: 16 December 1917 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 15 May 1918 (List)
Decommissioned: 26 November 1940 (List)
Operator: Image:Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Navy, Image:Flag of Norway, state.svg Royal Norwegian Navy
Commissioned: 5 December 1940 (List)
Decommissioned: January 1945 (List)
Status: Scrapped 26 June 1947
Operations: World War I convoy escort, World War II convoy escort and target ship

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[edit] USS Gregory

Designation: Destroyer No. 82, DD-82, APD-3
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts)
Laid down: 25 August 1917
Launched: 27 January 1918 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 1 June 1918 (List)
Status: Sunk near Guadalcanal 5 September 1942 (List)
Operations: World War I convoy escort, World War II fast transport

[edit] USS Stringham

Designation: Destroyer No. 83, DD-83, APD-6
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts)
Laid down: 19 September 1917
Launched: 30 March 1918 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 2 July 1918 (List)
Decommissioned: 9 November 1945 (List)
Status: Scrapped March 1946
Operations: World War I convoy escort, World War II fast transport

[edit] USS Dyer

Designation: Destroyer No. 84, DD-84
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts)
Laid down:
Launched: 13 April 1918 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 1 July 1918 (List)
Decommissioned: 7 June 1922 (List)
Status: Sold for scrap 8 September 1936
Operations: World War I convoy escort, VIP transport

[edit] USS Colhoun

Designation: Destroyer No. 85, DD-85, APD-2
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts)
Laid down: 19 September 1917
Launched: 21 February 1918 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 13 June 1918 (List)
Status: Sunk near Guadalcanal on 30 August 1942 (List)
Operations: World War I convoy escort, Guadalcanal high speed transport

[edit] USS Stevens

Designation: Destroyer No. 86, DD-86
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts)
Laid down: 20 September 1917
Launched: 13 January 1918 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 24 May 1918 (List)
Decommissioned: 19 June 1922 (List)
Status: Sold for scrap 8 September 1936
Operations: World War I convoy escort

[edit] USS McKee

Designation: Destroyer No. 87, DD-87
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California)
Laid down: 29 October 1917
Launched: 23 March 1918 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 7 September 1918 (List)
Decommissioned: 16 June 1922 (List)
Status: Sold for scrap 7 January 1936
Operations: World War I convoy escort

[edit] USS Robinson (HMS Newmarket)

Designation: Destroyer No. 88, DD-88
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California)
Laid down: 31 October 1917
Launched: 28 March 1918 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 19 October 1918 (List)
Decommissioned: 3 August 1922 (List)
Operator: Image:Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Navy (as HMS Newmarket)
Commissioned: 5 December 1940 (List)
Decommissioned:
Status: Scrapped in September 1945
Operations: World War I convoy escort, Transatlantic flight plane guard, World War II convoy escort and aircraft target ship

[edit] USS Ringgold / HMS Newark

Designation: Destroyer No. 89, DD-89
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California)
Laid down:
Launched: 14 April 1918 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 14 November 1918 (List)
Decommissioned: 17 June 1922 (List)
Operator: Image:Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Navy (as HMS Newark)
Commissioned: 26 November 1940 (List)
Decommissioned:
Status: Scrapped in 18 February 1947
Operations: World War I convoy escort, World War II convoy escort and aircraft target ship
Victories: Damaged one German submarine

[edit] USS McKean

Designation: Destroyer No. 90, DD-90, APD-5
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California)
Laid down: 12 February 1918
Launched: 4 July 1918 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 25 February 1919 (List)
Status: Sunk near Bougainville on 17 November 1943 (List)
Operations: World War I convoy escort, Guadalcanal high speed transport

[edit] USS Harding

Designation: Destroyer No. 91, DD-91
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California)
Laid down:
Launched: 4 July 1918 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 24 January 1919 (List)
Decommissioned: 1 July 1922 (List)
Status: Sold for scrap 8 September 1936
Operations: World War I convoy escort

[edit] USS Gridley

Designation: Destroyer No. 92, DD-92
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California)
Laid down: 1 April 1918
Launched: 4 July 1918 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 8 March 1919 (List)
Decommissioned: 22 June 1922 (List)
Status: Sold for scrap 19 April 1939
Operations: World War I convoy escort

[edit] USS Fairfax — HMS Richmond — Jivoochyi

Designation: Destroyer No. 93, DD-93
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Mare Island Navy Yard in Vallejo, California)
Laid down: 10 July 1917
Launched: 15 December 1917 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy (as USS Fairfax)
Commissioned: 6 April 1918 (List)
Decommissioned: 26 November 1940 (List)
Operator: Image:Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Navy and Image:Canadian Blue Ensign.svg Royal Canadian Navy (as HMS Richmond)
Commissioned: 5 December 1940 (List)
Decommissioned: 16 July 1944 (List)
Operator: Image:Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Navy (as Jivoochyi)
Commissioned: 16 July 1944 (List)
Status: Scrapped 1949
Operations: World War I convoy escort, World War II Arctic and Atlantic convoy escort

[edit] USS Taylor

Designation: Destroyer No. 94, DD-94, Damage Control Hulk No. 40
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Mare Island Navy Yard in Vallejo, California)
Laid down: 15 October 1917
Launched: 14 February 1918 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 1 June 1918 (List)
Decommissioned: 23 September 1938 (List)
Status: Sold for scrap 8 August 1945
Operations: World War I convoy escort, Special Service Squadron, World War II damage control hulk

[edit] USS Bell

Designation: Destroyer No. 95, DD-95
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in Quincy, Massachusetts)
Laid down:
Launched: 20 April 1918 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 31 July 1918 (List)
Decommissioned: 21 June 1922 (List)
Status: Sold for scrap
Operations: World War I escort

[edit] USS Stribling

Designation: Destroyer No. 96, DD-96, DM-1
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts)
Laid down:
Launched: 29 May 1918 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 16 August 1918 (List)
Decommissioned: 26 June 1922 (List)
Status: Sunk as a target
Operations: World War I escort, conversion to a destroyer minelayer

[edit] USS Murray

Designation: Destroyer No. 97, DD-97, DM-2
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts)
Laid down: 22 December 1917
Launched: 8 June 1918 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 21 August 1918 (List)
Decommissioned: 1 July 1922 (List)
Status: Sold for scrap 29 September 1936
Operations: World War I escort, conversion to a destroyer minelayer

[edit] USS Israel

Designation: Destroyer No. 98, DD-98, DM-3
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts)
Laid down:
Launched: 22 June 1918 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 13 September 1918 (List)
Decommissioned: 7 July 1922 (List)
Status: Sold for scrap 18 April 1939
Operations: World War I escort, conversion to a destroyer minelayer

[edit] USS Luce

Designation: Destroyer No. 99, DD-99, DM-4
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts)
Laid down: 9 February 1918
Launched: 29 June 1918 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 11 September 1918 (List)
Decommissioned: 31 January 1931 (List)
Status: Sold for scrap 13 November 1936
Operations: World War I Mediterranean escort, Food Commission patrol, conversion to a destroyer minelayer, Canal Zone Control Force

[edit] USS Maury

Designation: Destroyer No. 100, DD-100, DM-5
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts)
Laid down: 4 May 1918
Launched: 4 July 1918 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 23 September 1918 (List)
Decommissioned: 19 March 1930 (List)
Status: Sold for scrap 1 May 1934
Operations: World War I Mediterranean patrol, conversion to a destroyer minelayer

[edit] USS Lansdale

Designation: Destroyer No. 101, DD-101, DM-6
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts)
Laid down: 20 April 1918
Launched: 21 July 1918 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 26 October 1918 (List)
Decommissioned: 24 March 1931 (List)
Status: Sold for scrap 28 December 1936
Operations: World War I Atlantic and Mediterranean patrol, conversion to a destroyer minelayer

[edit] USS Mahan

Designation: Destroyer No. 102, DD-102, DM-7
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts)
Laid down: 4 May 1918
Launched: 4 August 1918 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 24 October 1918 (List)
Decommissioned: 1 May 1930 (List)
Status: Sold for scrap 22 October 1930
Operations: World War I Caribbean patrol, conversion to a destroyer minelayer

[edit] USS Schley

Designation: Destroyer No. 103, DD-103, APD-14
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts)
Laid down: 29 October 1917
Launched: 28 March 1918 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 20 September 1918 (List)
Decommissioned: 9 November 1945 (List)
Status: Sold for scrap 1946
Operations: World War I Mediterranean patrol, Attack on Pearl Harbor, World War II fast transport

[edit] USS Champlin

Designation: Destroyer No. 104, DD-104
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California)
Laid down:
Launched: 7 April 1918 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 11 November 1918 (List)
Decommissioned: 7 June 1922 (List)
Status: Sunk in trials 12 April 1936
Operations: Training operations

[edit] USS Williams — HMCS St. Clair

Designation: Destroyer No. 108, DD-108, I-65
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California)
Laid down: 25 March 1918
Launched: 4 July 1918 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 1 March 1919 (List)
Decommissioned: 24 September 1940 (List)
Operator: Image:Canadian Blue Ensign.svg Royal Canadian Navy
Commissioned: 24 September 1940 (List)
Decommissioned: August 1944 (List)
Status: Scrapped 6 October 1946
Operations: Neutrality Patrol, World War II Atlantic convoy escort, submarine depot ship, damage control hulk

[edit] USS Crane

Designation: Destroyer No. 109, DD-109
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California)
Laid down: 7 January 1918
Launched: 4 July 1918 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 18 April 1919 (List)
Decommissioned: 14 November 1945 (List)
Status: Sold for scrap 1 November 1946
Operations: Neutrality Patrol, World War II US Pacific Coast patrol and training operations

[edit] USS Hart

Designation: Destroyer No. 110, DD-110
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California)
Laid down:
Launched: 4 July 1918 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 26 May 1919 (List)
Decommissioned: 1 June 1931 (List)
Status: Sold for scrap 25 February 1932
Operations: Asiatic Fleet

[edit] USS Ingraham

Designation: Destroyer No. 111, DD-111, DM-9
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California)
Laid down:
Launched: 4 July 1918 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 15 May 1919 (List)
Decommissioned: 29 June 1922 (List)
Status: Sold for scrap
Operations: Minelayer conversion

[edit] USS Ludlow

Designation: Destroyer No. 112, DD-112, DM-10
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California)
Laid down: 7 January 1918
Launched: 9 June 1918 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 23 December 1918 (List)
Decommissioned: 24 May 1930 (List)
Status: Sold for scrap 10 March 1931
Operations: Minelayer conversion

[edit] USS Rathburne

Designation: Destroyer No. 113, DD-113, APD-25
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (William Cramp & Sons in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Laid down: 12 July 1917
Launched: 17 December 1917 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 24 June 1918 (List)
Decommissioned: 2 November 1945 (List)
Status: Sold for scrap November 1946
Operations: World War I convoy escort; Asiatic Fleet; World War II training ship and high speed transport
Victories: 2 Japanese aircraft

[edit] USS Talbot

Designation: Destroyer No. 114, DD-114, APD-7
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (William Cramp and Sons in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Laid down: 12 July 1917
Launched: 20 February 1918 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 20 July 1918 (List)
Decommissioned: 9 October 1945 (List)
Status: Sold for scrap 30 January 1946
Operations: World War II high speed transport

[edit] USS Waters

Designation: Destroyer No. 115, DD-115, APD-8
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (William Cramp and Sons in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Laid down: 26 July 1917
Launched: 3 March 1918 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 8 August 1918 (List)
Decommissioned: 12 October 1945 (List)
Status: Sold for scrap 10 May 1946
Operations: World War I convoy escort, World War II high speed transport

[edit] USS Dent

Designation: Destroyer No. 116, DD-116, APD-9
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (William Cramp and Sons in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Laid down:
Launched: 23 March 1918 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: 9 September 1918 (List)
Decommissioned: 4 December 1945 (List)
Status: Sold for scrap 13 June 1946
Operations: World War I convoy escort, World War II high speed transport

[edit] USS Dorsey

Designation: Destroyer No. 117, DD-117, DMS-1
Builders: Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (William Cramp and Sons in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Laid down:
Launched: 9 April 1918 (List)
Operator: Image:US Naval Jack.svg United States Navy
Commissioned: