USS Ammen (DD-35)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Ammen.

USS Ammen (DD-35), undated, location unknown. Prior to World War I.
History
United States
NameAmmen
NamesakeRear Admiral Daniel Ammen
BuilderNew York Shipbuilding Company, Camden, New Jersey
Cost$655,075.13[1]
Laid down29 March 1910
Launched20 September 1910
Sponsored byMiss Ethel C. Andrews
Commissioned23 May 1911
Decommissioned11 December 1919
Stricken5 July 1934
Identification
Fate
NotesAmmen lost her name to new construction on 1 July 1933
United States
NameAmmen
Acquired28 April 1924[2]
Commissioned22 January 1925[2]
Decommissioned18 May 1931[2]
IdentificationHull symbol:CG-8
FateTransferred back to the United States Navy
General characteristics [3]
Class and typePaulding-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 742 long tons (754 t) normal
  • 887 long tons (901 t) full load
Length293 ft 10 in (89.56 m)
Beam27 ft (8.2 m)
Draft8 ft 4 in (2.54 m) (mean)[4]
Installed power12,000 ihp (8,900 kW)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 29.5 kn (33.9 mph; 54.6 km/h)
  • 30.48 kn (35.08 mph; 56.45 km/h) (Speed on Trial)[4]
Complement4 officers 87 enlisted[5]
Armament

The first USS Ammen (DD-35) was a Paulding-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated as CG-8. She was named for Rear Admiral Daniel Ammen.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference congress was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c Record of Movements Vessels of the United States Coast Guard 1790 -December 31, 1933 (PDF). Washington: TREASURY DEPARTMENT. 1989. p. 66.
  3. ^ "USS Ammen (DD-35)". Navsource.org. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Table 10 – Ships on Navy List June 30, 1919". Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office: 714. 1921.
  5. ^ "Table 16 – Ships on Navy List June 30, 1919". Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office: 749. 1921.