USS Sigourney (DD-81)

USS Sigourney (DD-81)
History
United States
NameSigourney
NamesakeJames Butler Sigourney
BuilderFore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down25 August 1917
Launched16 December 1917
Commissioned15 May 1918
Decommissioned26 June 1922
Recommissioned23 August 1940
Decommissioned26 November 1940
Stricken8 January 1941
FateTransferred to United Kingdom 26 November 1940
United Kingdom
NameHMS Newport
Acquired26 November 1940 (from U.S. Navy)
Commissioned5 December 1940
IdentificationPennant number: G54
FateTransferred to Norway March 1941
AcquiredJune 1942 (from Norway)
DecommissionedJanuary 1945
FateScrapped 18 February 1947
Norway
NameHNoMS Newport
NamesakePrevious name retained
AcquiredMarch 1941 (from Royal Navy)
IdentificationPennant number: G54
FateTransferred to United Kingdom June 1942
General characteristics
Class and typeWickes-class destroyer
Displacement1,191 tons
Length314 ft 4+12 in (95.822 m)
Beam30 ft 4+14 in (9.252 m)
Draft9 ft 2 in (2.79 m)
Speed35 knots (65 km/h)
Complement122 officers and enlisted
Armament

USS Sigourney (DD–81) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the first ship named for James Butler Sigourney.