History | |
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United States | |
Namesake | Samuel Chester Reid |
Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company |
Laid down | 25 June 1934 |
Launched | 11 January 1936 |
Commissioned | 2 November 1936 |
Fate | Sunk by kamikazes,[1] 11 December 1944 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Mahan-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,500 tons |
Length | 341 ft 4 in (104 m) |
Beam | 35 ft (10.7 m) |
Draft | 9 ft 10 in (2.8 m) |
Speed | 37 knots |
Complement | 158 officers and crew |
Armament |
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The third USS Reid (DD-369) was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy before and during World War II. She was named for Samuel Chester Reid, a U.S. Navy officer in the War of 1812 who helped design the 1818 version of the flag of the United States.