USS Du Pont (DD-152)

USS Du Pont (DD-152)
History
United States
NameUSS Du Pont (DD-152)
NamesakeSamuel Francis Du Pont
BuilderWilliam Cramp & Sons, PhiladelphiaPennsylvania
Yard number467
Laid down2 May 1918
Launched22 October 1918
Commissioned30 April 1919
Decommissioned19 April 1922
Recommissioned1 May 1930
Decommissioned14 January 1937
Commissioned16 October 1939
Decommissioned2 May 1946
ReclassifiedMiscellaneous auxiliary, AG-80, 25 September 1944
Stricken5 June 1946
Honors and
awards
FateSold for scrapping 12 March 1947
General characteristics
Class and typeWickes-class destroyer
Displacement1,090 tons
Length314 ft 5 in (95.83 m)
Beam31 ft 8 in (9.65 m)
Draft8 ft 8 in (2.64 m)
Speed35 knots (65 km/h)
Complement101 officers and enlisted
Armament4 × 4 in (102 mm)/50 guns, 2 × 3 in (76 mm)/23 guns, 4 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes

USS Du Pont (DD–152) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II, later reclassified as AG-80. She was the second ship named for Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont.