USS Shaw (DD-68)

USS Shaw (DD-68)
History
United States
NameUSS Shaw (DD-68)
NamesakeCaptain John Shaw
BuilderMare Island Navy Yard
Laid down7 February 1916
Launched9 December 1916
Commissioned9 April 1917
Decommissioned21 June 1922
Stricken5 July 1934
FateTransferred to Coast Guard 25 March 1926. Transferred back to USN 30 June 1933 and sold for scrapping 22 August 1934.
United States
Commissioned13 July 1926
Decommissioned5 June 1933
FateTransferred back to USN 30 June 1933.
NotesUSCG number (CG-22)
General characteristics
Class and typeSampson-class destroyer
Displacement1,111 tons (normal), 1,225 tons (full load)
Length315 ft 3 in (96.1 m)
Beam30 ft 7 in (9.3 m)
Draft10 ft 9 in (3.3 m)
Propulsion
  • 4 Boilers
  • 2 Curtis Turbines: 17,696 horsepower
Speed29.5 knots (55 km/h-34.18 mph)
Complement99 officers and crew
Armament
Aircraft carriedNone
Aviation facilitiesNone

USS Shaw (DD-68) was a Sampson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was later transferred to the United States Coast Guard as CG-22.