USS Somers (DD-301)

USS Somers during the 1920s
History
United States
NameSomers
NamesakeRichard Somers
BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Union Iron Works, San Francisco
Laid down4 July 1918
Launched28 December 1918
Commissioned23 June 1920
Decommissioned10 April 1930
Stricken18 November 1930
FateSold for scrap, 19 March 1931
General characteristics
Class and typeClemson-class destroyer
Displacement1,215 tons
Length314 ft 4+12 in (95.8 m)
Beam30 ft 11+12 in (9.4 m)
Draft9 ft 4 in (2.8 m)
Propulsion4 boilers, 2 Westinghouse geared turbines, 27,600 shp (20,600 kW)
Speed34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range4,900 nmi (9,100 km; 5,600 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement122 officers and enlisted
Armament

USS Somers (DD-301), a Clemson-class destroyer, engaged in peacetime operations with the Pacific Fleet from 1920 until she was scrapped under the London Naval Treaty in 1930. She was the fourth ship of the United States Navy named for Richard Somers.