&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:USS_Walker_(DD-163)_at_Boston,_Massachusetts_(USA),_on_1_February_1919_(NH_99161).jpg) 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 |
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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.