USS Melville (AD-2)

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USS Melville (AD-2) in 1929
History
United States
Name	USS Melville
Namesake	George W. Melville
Builder	New York Shipbuilding, Camden, New Jersey
Laid down	11 November 1913
Launched	2 March 1913
Commissioned	3 December 1915
Decommissioned	9 August 1946
Stricken	23 April 1947
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 19 August 1948
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer tender
Displacement	7,150 long tons (7,265 t)
Length	417 ft 3 in (127.18 m)
Beam	54 ft 5.5 in (16.599 m)
Draft	20 ft (6.1 m)
Propulsion	2 × Thornycroft boilers[1] 2 Parsons geared turbines; 4,000 shp (3,000 kW)[1]
Speed	15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	397
Armament	As Built: •8 × 5 in (127 mm) guns 1 × 3 in (76 mm) guns 2 × 3-pounder guns 1 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tube By World War II: •2 × 5 in (127 mm) guns 4 × 3 in (76 mm) guns 4 × 40 mm anti-aircraft guns[1]

USS Melville (AD-2) was a United States Navy destroyer tender that saw service in both World Wars. Laid down by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation of Camden, New Jersey, on 11 November 1913, she was launched on 2 March 1913, sponsored by Miss Helen W. Neel, granddaughter of Rear Admiral George W. Melville; and was first commissioned on 3 December 1915, Comdr. Henry Bertram Price in command.