USS Gwin (DD-71) at high speed circa 1920
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Gwin |
Namesake | William Gwin (1832–1863) |
Builder | Seattle Construction and Drydock Company |
Laid down | 21 June 1917 |
Launched | 25 December 1917 |
Commissioned | 18 March 1920 |
Decommissioned | 28 June 1922 |
Stricken | 25 January 1936 |
Identification | DD-71 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping 16 March 1939 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Caldwell-class destroyer |
Displacement | |
Length | 315 ft 6 in (96.2 m) |
Beam | 30 ft 7 in (9.32 m) |
Draught | 8 ft 10 in (2.7 m) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 steam turbines |
Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Range | 2,500 nautical miles (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Complement | 5 officers, 95 enlisted men |
Armament |
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USS Gwin (DD-71) was one of six Caldwell-class destroyers built for the United States Navy. She was in commission from 1920 to 1922.