USS Bell (DD-95)

USS Bell (DD-95)
History
United States
NamesakeHenry H. Bell
BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts
Cost$1,369,775.92 (hull and machinery)[1]
Laid down16 November 1917
Launched20 April 1918
Commissioned31 July 1918
Decommissioned21 June 1922
Stricken25 January 1937
FateSold, 18 April 1939
General characteristics
Class and typeWickes-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 1,202–1,208 long tons (1,221–1,227 t) (standard)
  • 1,295–1,322 long tons (1,316–1,343 t) (deep load)
Length314 ft 4 in (95.8 m)
Beam30 ft 11 in (9.42 m)
Draught9 ft 10 in (3.0 m)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts, 2 steam turbines
Speed35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) (design)
Range2,500 nautical miles (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (design)
Complement6 officers, 108 enlisted men
Armament

USS Bell (DD-95) was a Wickes-class destroyer built for the United States Navy during World War I.

  1. ^ "Table 21 - Ships on Navy List June 30, 1919". Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office: 762. 1921.