USS Sicard

USS Sicard (DD-346)
USS Sicard, probably during the 1930s.
History
United States
NameUSS Sicard (DD-346)
NamesakeRear Admiral Montgomery Sicard (1836–1900)
BuilderBath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
Laid down18 June 1919
Launched20 April 1920
Sponsored byMrs. M. H. Sicard
Commissioned9 June 1920
Reclassified
Decommissioned21 November 1945
Stricken19 December 1945
Fate
  • Sold 22 June 1946
  • Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeClemson-class destroyer
Displacement1,215 tons
Length314 feet 4+1⁄2 inches (95.822 m)
Beam30 feet 8 inches (9.35 m)
Draft9 feet 10 inches (3.00 m)
Propulsion26,500 shp (19,761 kW) geared turbines, 2 screws
Speed35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range
  • 4,900 nmi (9,100 km; 5,600 mi)
  •   at 15 knots (17 mph; 28 km/h)
Complement122 officers and enlisted
Armament4 × 4 in (100 mm) guns, 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun, 12 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes

USS Sicard (DD-346/DM-21/AG-100) was a United States Navy Clemson-class destroyer in commission from 1920 to 1945. She was service during World War II. She was named for Rear Admiral Montgomery Sicard.[1]

  1. ^ DANFS.