 USS Dorsey underway
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Dorsey |
| Namesake | John Dorsey |
| Builder | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia |
| Yard number | 454 |
| Laid down | 18 September 1917 |
| Launched | 9 April 1918 |
| Commissioned | 16 September 1918 |
| Decommissioned | 9 March 1923 |
| Identification | DD-117 |
| Recommissioned | 1 March 1930 |
| Decommissioned | 8 December 1945 |
| Reclassified | DMS-1, 19 November 1940 |
| Fate | Hulk destroyed, 1 January 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Wickes-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,090 tons |
| Length | 314 ft 5 in (95.8 m) |
| Beam | 31 ft 8 in (9.7 m) |
| Draft | 8 ft 8 in (2.6 m) |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement | 100 officers and enlisted |
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USS Dorsey (DD–117), reclassified DMS-1 on 19 November 1940, was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for John Dorsey.
Dorsey was launched on 9 April 1918 by William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, sponsored by Mrs. A. Means, distant relative of Midshipman Dorsey. The destroyer was commissioned on 16 September 1918.