USS Meyer

History
United States
Namesake	George von Lengerke Meyer
Builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Squantum Victory Yard
Laid down	6 February 1919
Launched	18 July 1919
Commissioned	17 December 1919
Decommissioned	15 May 1929
Stricken	25 November 1930
Fate	Sold for scrap, 25 February 1932
General characteristics
Class and type	Clemson-class destroyer
Displacement	1,290 long tons (1,311 t) (standard) 1,389 long tons (1,411 t) (deep load)
Length	314 ft 4 in (95.8 m)
Beam	30 ft 11 in (9.42 m)
Draught	10 ft 3 in (3.1 m)
Installed power	27,000 shp (20,000 kW) 4 water-tube boilers
Propulsion	2 shafts, 2 steam turbines
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) (design)
Range	2,500 nautical miles (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (design)
Complement	6 officers, 108 enlisted men
Armament	4 × single 4-inch (102 mm) guns 2 × single 1-pounder AA guns or 2 × single 3-inch (76 mm) guns 4 × triple 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes 2 × depth charge rails

USS Meyer (DD-279) was a Clemson-class destroyer built for the United States Navy during World War I.