USS Selfridge (DD-357)

USS Selfridge (DD-357)
History
United States
Builder	New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Laid down	18 December 1933
Launched	18 April 1936
Commissioned	25 November 1936
Decommissioned	15 October 1945
Stricken	1 November 1945
Fate	Sold 20 December 1946 and scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Porter-class destroyer
Displacement	1,850 tons, 2,597 tons full
Length	381 ft (116 m)
Beam	36 ft 2 in (11.02 m)
Draught	10 ft 5 in (3.18 m)
Propulsion	50,000 shp (37,285 kW); geared turbines, 2 screws
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h)
Range	6,500 nm @ 12 knots (12,000 km @ 22 km/h)
Complement	194
Armament	As built: 1 × Mk35 Gun Fire Control System 8 × 5″ (127 mm)/38 cal SP (4×2) 8 × 1.1″ (28 mm) AA (2×4) 8 × 21-inch (533 mm) T Tubes (2×4) c. 1944: 1 × Mk37 Gun Fire Control System 5 × 5″ (127mm)/38 cal DP (2×2, 1×1) 1 × Mk51 Gun Director 4 × Bofors 40mm AA (1×4) 8 × Oerlikon 20mm AA (8×1) 2 × Depth charge stern racks

The second USS Selfridge (DD-357) was a Porter-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral Thomas O. Selfridge (1804–1902) and his son, Thomas O. Selfridge Jr. (1836–1924).

Selfridge was laid down by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation at Camden in New Jersey on 18 December 1933, launched on 18 April 1936 and commissioned at Philadelphia on 25 November 1936.