Montgomery (left) alongside one of her sister ships, USS Radford
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | Montgomery |
Namesake | John B. Montgomery |
Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company |
Laid down | 2 October 1917 |
Launched | 5 April 1918 |
Commissioned | 30 September 1918 |
Decommissioned | 6 June 1922 |
Reclassified | Light minelayer (DM-17), 5 January 1931 |
Commissioned | 20 August 1931 |
Decommissioned | 7 December 1937 |
Recommissioned | 25 September 1939 |
Decommissioned | 23 April 1945 |
Stricken | 28 April 1945 |
Fate | Sold for scrap 11 March 1946 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Wickes-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,060 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 | 113 officers and enlisted |
Armament |
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USS Montgomery (DD–121) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I, later reclassified DM-17. She was the fifth ship named Montgomery and was named for Rear Admiral John B. Montgomery.