USS Noa (DD-343)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Noa.
USS Noa (DD-343)
History
United States
NamesakeLoveman Noa
Ordered6 October 1917
BuilderNorfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia
Laid down18 November 1918
Launched28 June 1919
Commissioned15 February 1921
Decommissioned11 November 1934
Recommissioned1 April 1940
FateSank following collision 12 September 1944
General characteristics
Class and typeClemson-class destroyer
Displacement1,190 tons
Length314 feet 6 inches (95.86 m)
Beam30 feet 8 inches (9.35 m)
Draft9 feet 3 inches (2.82 m)
Propulsion
  • 26,500 shp (20 MW);
  • geared turbines,
  • 2 screws
Speed35 knots (65 km/h)
Range
  • 4,900 nmi (9,100 km)
  •  @ 15 kt
Complement150 officers and enlisted
Armament4 × 4 in (100 mm) guns, 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun, 4 × 3 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes

The first USS Noa (DD-343/APD-24) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Midshipman Loveman Noa. At the beginning of World War II she was converted to a High-speed transport and redesignated APD-24.