USS Worden (DD-16)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Worden.
USS Worden (DD-16) at anchor, possibly in the Hampton Roads, Virginia, area in 1907.
History
United States
NameWorden
NamesakeRear admiral John Lorimer Worden
BuilderMaryland Steel Company Sparrows Point, Maryland
Laid down13 November 1899
Launched15 August 1901
Sponsored byMrs. Daniel F. Worden, the daughter-in-law of Rear Admiral Worden
Commissioned17 March 1903
Decommissioned13 July 1919
Stricken15 September 1919
IdentificationHull symbol: DD-16
FateSold for merchant service, 3 January 1920. Either lost, 1 May 1947, or scrapped, 1956.
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeTruxtun-class destroyer
Displacement433 long tons (440 t) normal, 605 long tons (615 t) full load
Length259 ft 6 in (79.10 m)
Beam23 ft 3 in (7.09 m)
Draft9 ft 10 in (3.00 m)
Propulsion
  • 4 × boilers, 2 × Vertical expansion engines, 8,300 ihp (6,200 kW)
  • 2 × screws
Speed29.6 kn (34.1 mph; 54.8 km/h)
Complement
  • 3 Officers
  • 75 Enlisted
Armament

The first USS Worden (DD-16) was a Truxtun-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Admiral John Lorimer Worden. It was the first US ship equipped with a stabilizer.[2]

  1. ^ "USS Worden (DD-16)". Navsource.org. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  2. ^ Leopold 1977, p. 35.