USS Manley (DD-74)

USS Manley (DD-74)
History
United States
NameManley
BuilderBath Iron Works
Laid down22 August 1916
Launched23 August 1917
Commissioned15 October 1917
Decommissioned14 June 1922
Recommissioned1 May 1930
Decommissioned19 November 1945
Reclassified
  • DD-74 (Destroyer), 17 July 1920
  • AG-28 (Miscellaneous Auxiliary), 28 November 1938
  • APD-1 (High-speed Transport), 2 August 1940
  • DD-74, 25 June 1945
Stricken5 December 1945
Honors and
awards
5 battle stars & Navy Unit Commendation (World War II)
FateSold for scrapping, 26 November 1946
General characteristics
Class and typeCaldwell-class destroyer
Displacement1,125 long tons (1,143 t)
Length315 ft 6 in (96.16 m)
Beam31 ft 3 in (9.53 m)
Draft8 ft 1 in (2.46 m)
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement100 officers and enlisted
Armament

USS Manley (DD-74/AG-28/APD-1), a Caldwell-class destroyer, served in the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named for Captain John Manley (c.1733–1793).

Manley was laid down on 22 August 1916 by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; launched on 23 August 1917; sponsored by Miss Dorothy S. Sewall; and commissioned on 15 October 1917. She was redesignated DD-74 on 17 July 1920.