USS Hopkins (DD-6)

USS Hopkins (DD-6) at anchor, c. 1904.
History
United States
NameHopkins
NamesakeCommedore Esek Hopkins
BuilderHarlan and Hollingsworth, Wilmington, Delaware
Laid down2 February 1899
Launched24 April 1902
Commissioned23 September 1903
Decommissioned20 June 1919
Stricken2 October 1919
FateSold, 7 September 1920 and broken up for scrap
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeHopkins-class destroyer sub-class of Bainbridge-class destroyer
Displacement408 long tons (415 t) (standard)
Length248 ft 8 in (75.79 m) (oa)
Beam24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Draft10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
Installed power7,200 shp (5,400 kW)
Propulsion
Speed29 kn (33 mph; 54 km/h)
Complement73 officers and enlisted
Armament

USS Hopkins (DD-6) was a Hopkins-class destroyer, which was a sub-class of the Bainbridge-class destroyer, in the United States Navy. She was the first of three Navy vessels named in honor of Commodore of the Continental Navy Esek Hopkins.

  1. ^ "USS Hopkins (DD-6)". Navsource.org. Retrieved 12 June 2015.