USS Monaghan (DD-32)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Monaghan.

USS Monaghan (DD-32) at anchor, circa 1912.
USS Monaghan (DD-32) at anchor, circa 1912.
History
United States
NameMonaghan
NamesakeEnsign John R. Monaghan
BuilderNewport News Shipbuilding Company, Newport News, Virginia
Cost$644,102.64[1]
Laid down1 June 1910
Launched18 February 1911
Sponsored byMrs. Frank J. Gavin, sister of the late Ens. Monaghan
Commissioned21 June 1911
Decommissioned4 November 1919
Stricken5 July 1934
Identification
Fate
NotesMonaghan lost her name to new construction on 1 July 1933
United States
NameMonaghan
Acquired7 June 1924[2]
Commissioned30 June 1925[2]
Decommissioned29 January 1931[2]
IdentificationHull symbol:CG-15
Fatereturned to the US Navy
General characteristics [3]
Class and typePaulding-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 742 long tons (754 t) normal
  • 887 long tons (901 t) full load
Length293 ft 10 in (89.56 m)
Beam27 ft (8.2 m)
Draft8 ft 4 in (2.54 m) (mean)[4]
Installed power12,000 ihp (8,900 kW)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 29.5 kn (33.9 mph; 54.6 km/h)
  • 30.45 kn (35.04 mph; 56.39 km/h) (Speed on Trial)[4]
Complement4 officers 87 enlisted[5]
Armament

The first USS Monaghan (DD-32) was a modified Paulding-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated (CG-15). She was named for Ensign John R. Monaghan.

Monaghan was laid down on 1 June 1910 by Newport News Shipbuilding Company, Newport News, Virginia; launched on 18 February 1911; sponsored by Mrs. F. J. Gavin, sister of Ensign Monaghan; and commissioned on 21 June 1911, Lieutenant Commander W. P. Cronan in command.

  1. ^ "Table 21 – Ships on Navy List June 30, 1919". Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office: 762. 1921.
  2. ^ a b c Record of Movements Vessels of the United States Coast Guard 1790 -December 31, 1933 (PDF). Washington: TREASURY DEPARTMENT. 1989. p. 446.
  3. ^ "USS Monaghan (DD-32)". Navsource.org. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Table 10 – Ships on Navy List June 30, 1919". Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office: 714. 1921.
  5. ^ "Table 16 – Ships on Navy List June 30, 1919". Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office: 749. 1921.