USS Lea

USS Lea (DD-118) laying a smoke screen in 1921
History
United States
Name	Lea
Namesake	Edward Lea
Builder	William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia
Yard number	455
Laid down	18 September 1917
Launched	29 April 1918
Commissioned	2 October 1918
Decommissioned	22 June 1922
Recommissioned	1 May 1930
Decommissioned	7 April 1937
Recommissioned	30 September 1939
Decommissioned	20 July 1945
Stricken	13 August 1945
Fate	Sold, 30 November 1946
General characteristics
Class and type	Wickes-class destroyer
Displacement	1,165 tons
Length	314 ft 4 in (95.8 m)
Beam	30 ft 11 in (9.4 m)
Draft	9 ft 0 in (2.7 m)
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h)
Complement	133 officers and enlisted
Armament	4 × 4 in (102 mm)/50 guns 2 × 3 in (76 mm)/23 guns 12 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes

USS Lea (DD-118) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and World War II. She was named in honor of Edward Lea, a US Navy officer killed during the American Civil War.

Lea was laid down on 18 September 1917 by William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia. The ship was launched on 29 April 1918, sponsored by Mrs. Harry E. Collins. The destroyer was commissioned on 2 October 1918, Lieutenant Commander David W. Bagley in command.