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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Dobbin |
| Builder | Philadelphia Navy Yard |
| Launched | 5 May 1921 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. H. H. James |
| Commissioned | 23 July 1924 |
| Decommissioned | 27 September 1946 |
| Honours and awards | 1 × battle star |
| Fate | Transferred to the United States Maritime Commission, 24 December 1946, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia, WA. Sold for scrapping, 5 May 1950 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Destroyer tender |
| Displacement | 12,450 long tons (12,650 t) full load |
| Length | 483 ft 10 in (147.47 m) |
| Beam | 61 ft (19 m) |
| Draft | 24 ft 1 in (7.34 m) |
| Propulsion | Parsons geared turbines |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Armament | 4 × single 5-inch/38-caliber guns |
USS Dobbin (AD-3) is the name of a United States Navy destroyer tender of World War II, named after James Cochrane Dobbin, the Secretary of the Navy from 1853 to 1857.
Dobbin was launched on 5 May 1921 by the Philadelphia Navy Yard. She was commissioned on 23 July 1924, and served for 22 years before being decommissioned on 27 September 1946, and transferred to the United States Maritime Commission for disposal.