USS Lamson (DD-18)

USS Lamson (DD-18) underway in 1912.
History
United States
NameLamson
NamesakeLieutenant Roswell Lamson
BuilderWilliam Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia
Yard number351
Laid down18 March 1908
Launched16 June 1909
Sponsored byMrs. Henry S. Gore
Commissioned10 February 1910
Decommissioned15 July 1919
Stricken15 September 1919
IdentificationHull symbol: DD-18
FateSold 1919
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeSmith-class destroyer
Displacement700 long tons (710 t) normal
Length293 ft 10 in (89.56 m)
Beam26 ft 5 in (8.05 m)
Draft10 ft 7 in (3,230 mm)
Speed31 kn (36 mph; 57 km/h)
Complement89 officers and crew
Armament

USS Lamson (DD–18) was a Smith-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the first ship named for Roswell Lamson.

  1. ^ "USS Lamson (DD-18)". Navsource.org. Retrieved June 15, 2015.