USS Converse (DD-291)

History
United States
Namesake	George A. Converse
Builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Squantum Victory Yard
Laid down	13 August 1919
Launched	28 November 1919
Commissioned	28 April 1920
Decommissioned	1 May 1930
Stricken	17 January 1931
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 17 January 1931
General characteristics
Class and type	Clemson-class destroyer
Displacement	1,290 long tons (1,311 t) (standard); 1,389 long tons (1,411 t) (deep load);
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	27,000 shp (20,000 kW); 4 water-tube boilers;
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	4 × single 4-inch (102 mm) guns; 2 × single 1-pounder AA guns or; 2 × single 3-inch (76 mm) guns; 4 × triple 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes; 2 × depth charge rails;

USS Converse (DD-291) was a Clemson-class destroyer built for the United States Navy during World War I.