USS Jouett (DD-41)

USS Jouett (DD-41) anchored in the Hudson River off New York City, during the October 1912 Naval Review. USS Rhode Island (BB-17) is in the left background.
USS Jouett (DD-41) anchored in the Hudson River off New York City, during the October 1912 Naval Review. USS Rhode Island (BB-17) is in the left background.
History
United States
NameJouett
NamesakeRear admiral James Edward Jouett
BuilderBath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
Cost$665,513.66[1]
Laid down7 March 1911
Launched15 April 1912
Sponsored byMiss Marylee Nally
Commissioned24 May 1912
Decommissioned12 December 1919
Stricken5 July 1934
Identification
Fate
  • Transferred to the United States Coast Guard, 23 April 1924
  • Sold to Michael Flynn of Brooklyn and broken up for scrap in 1934
NameJouett
Acquired28 April 1924
Commissioned23 August 1924
Decommissioned16 May 1931
IdentificationHull symbol:CG-13
Fatereturned to the US Navy, 22 May 1934
General characteristics [2]
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)[3]
Installed power12,000 ihp (8,900 kW)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 29.5 kn (33.9 mph; 54.6 km/h)
  • 32.27 kn (37.14 mph; 59.76 km/h) (Speed on Trial)[3]
Complement4 officers 87 enlisted[4]
Armament

The first USS Jouett (DD-41) was a modified Paulding-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated as CG-13. She was named for Rear admiral James Edward Jouett.

Jouett was laid down on 7 March 1911 by Bath Iron Works, Ltd., Bath, Maine; launched on 15 April 1912; sponsored by Miss Marylee Nally; and commissioned at Boston, Massachusetts on 24 May 1912, Lieutenant Commander W. P. Cronan in command.

  1. ^ "Table 21 - Ships on Navy List June 30, 1919". Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office: 762. 1921.
  2. ^ "USS Jouett (DD-41)". Navsource.org. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Table 10 - Ships on Navy List June 30, 1919". Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office: 714. 1921.
  4. ^ "Table 16 - Ships on Navy List June 30, 1919". Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office: 749. 1921.