USS Davis (DD-65)

USS Davis (DD-65)
History
United States
NameUSS Davis
NamesakeRear Admiral Charles Henry Davis (1807-1877).
Laid down7 May 1915
Launched15 August 1916
Commissioned5 October 1916
Decommissioned20 June 1922
IdentificationDD-65
FateSold to the USCGC Davis
United States
NameUSCGC Davis
Acquired25 March 1926
Commissioned4 September 1926
Decommissioned20 June 1933
IdentificationCG-21
Fate
  • Returned to the Navy on June 30, 1933 then scrapped on August 22, 1934
  • 30 June 1933
General characteristics
Class and typeSampson-class destroyer
Displacement1,111 tons (normal), 1,225 tons (full load)
Length315 ft 3 in (96.09 m)
Beam30 ft 7 in (9.32 m)
Draft10 ft 9 in (3.28 m)
Propulsion
  • 4 Boilers
  • 2 Curtis Turbines: 17,696 hp (13,196 kW)
Speed29.5 knots (54.6 km/h; 33.9 mph)
Complement99 officers and crew
Armament

USS Davis (DD-65) was a Sampson-class destroyer in commission in the United States Navy from 1916 to 1922. She saw service during World War I. She was the second Navy ship named for Rear Admiral Charles Henry Davis (1807–1877).

After her U.S. Navy service ended, Davis served in the United States Coast Guard as USCGC Davis (CG-21) from 1926 to 1933.