USS Walker at Boston on 1 February 1919
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | Walker |
Namesake | John Grimes Walker |
Builder | Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts |
Laid down | 19 June 1918 |
Launched | 14 September 1918 |
Commissioned | 31 January 1919 |
Decommissioned | 7 June 1922 |
Reclassified |
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Stricken | 24 June 1942 |
Fate | Scuttled, 28 December 1941 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Wickes-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,284 tons |
Length | 314 ft 4+1⁄2 in (95.8 m) |
Beam | 30 ft 11 in (9.4 m) |
Draft | 9 ft 2 in (2.8 m) |
Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
Complement | 101 officers and enlisted |
Armament |
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The first USS Walker (DD-163) was a Wickes-class destroyer that saw service in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Admiral John Grimes Walker.