USS Nicholas (DD-311)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Nicholas.
USS Nicholas running trials, 10 November 1920
History
United States
NamesakeSamuel Nicholas
BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Union Iron Works, San Francisco
Laid down11 January 1919
Launched1 May 1919
Commissioned23 November 1920
Decommissioned26 October 1923
FateWrecked in the Honda Point Disaster, 8 September 1923
General characteristics
Class and typeClemson-class destroyer
Displacement1,215 tons
Length314 feet 5 inches (95.83 m)
Beam31 feet 8 inches (9.65 m)
Draft9 feet 3 inches (2.82 m)
Propulsion
  • 26,500 shp (20 MW);
  • geared turbines,
  • twin propellers
Speed35 knots (65 km/h)
Range
  • 4,900 nmi at 15 kt
  • (9,100 km at 28 km/h)
Complement122 officers and enlisted
Armament

USS Nicholas (DD-311) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was the first Navy ship named for Samuel Nicholas (1744–1790), the first Commandant of the United States Marine Corps.