USS Semmes (DD-189)

USS Semmes (DD-189)
History
United States
NameSemmes
NamesakeRaphael Semmes
BuilderNewport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company
Laid down10 June 1918
Launched21 December 1918
Sponsored byMrs. John H. Watkins
Commissioned21 February 1920
Decommissioned17 July 1922
FateTransferred to U.S. Coast Guard 25 April 1932
Acquired20 April 1934 (from U.S. Coast Guard)
Recommissioned20 April 1934
ReclassifiedMiscellaneous auxiliary, AG-24, 1 July 1935
Decommissioned2 June 1946
Stricken3 July 1946
FateSold for scrap 25 November 1946
United States Coast Guard
NameUSCGD Semmes (CG-20)
Acquired25 April 1932 (from U.S. Navy)[1]
Commissioned25 April 1932
Decommissioned20 April 1934
FateReturned to US Navy 20 April 1934
General characteristics
Class and typeClemson-class destroyer
Displacement1,215 long tons (1,234 t)
Length314 ft 5 in (95.83 m)
Beam31 ft 9 in (9.68 m)
Draft9 ft 4 in (2.84 m)
Installed power26,500 shp (19,800 kW)
Propulsion
Speed35 kn (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range4,900 nmi (9,100 km; 5,600 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement101 officers and enlisted
Armament

USS Semmes (DD-189/AG-24) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first Navy ship named for Commander (USN), Rear Admiral (CSN), Brigadier General (CSA) Raphael Semmes (1809–1877).

  1. ^ "USCGD Semmes (CG-20)" (PDF). Retrieved 9 June 2013.