USS Philip (DD-76)

USS Philip
History
United States
NameUSS Philip
NamesakeJohn Woodward Philip
BuilderBath Iron Works
Laid down1 September 1917
Launched25 July 1918
Commissioned24 August 1918
Decommissioned29 May 1922
Recommissioned25 February 1930
Decommissioned2 April 1937
Recommissioned30 September 1939
Stricken8 January 1941
FateTransferred to United Kingdom 23 October 1940
United Kingdom
NameHMS Lancaster
Commissioned23 October 1940
DecommissionedJuly 1945
FateScrapped in 1947
General characteristics
Class and typeWickes-class destroyer
Displacement1090 tons (1107 tons)
Length314 ft 4 in (95.81 m)
Beam30 ft 6 in (9.30 m)
Draft8 ft 8 in (2.64 m)
Speed35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Complement134 officers and enlisted
Armament

The first USS Philip (DD–76) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Lancaster. She was named for John Woodward Philip.