USS Terry (DD-25)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Terry.

USS Terry (DD-25) in harbor with her crew standing in formation on deck, prior to World War I.
History
United States
NameTerry
NamesakeCommander Edward A. Terry
BuilderNewport News Shipbuilding Company, Newport News, Virginia
Cost$639,289.34[1]
Laid down8 February 1909
Launched21 August 1909
Sponsored byMrs. Reynold T. Hall
Commissioned18 October 1910
Decommissioned13 November 1919
Stricken28 June 1934
Identification
Fate
United States
NameTerry
Acquired7 June 1924[2]
Commissioned30 June 1925[2]
Decommissioned18 October 1930[2]
IdentificationHull symbol:CG-19
FateTransfer back to United States Navy, 18 October 1930[2]
General characteristics [3]
Class and typePaulding-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 742 long tons (754 t) normal
  • 887 long tons (901 t) full load
Length293 ft 10 in (89.56 m)
Beam27 ft (8.2 m)
Draft8 ft 4 in (2.54 m) (mean)[4]
Installed power12,000 ihp (8,900 kW)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 29.5 kn (33.9 mph; 54.6 km/h)
  • 30.24 kn (34.80 mph; 56.00 km/h) (Speed on Trial)[4]
Complement4 officers 87 enlisted[5]
Armament

USS Terry (DD-25) was a modified Paulding-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I, and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated CG-19. She was the first ship named for Edward A. Terry, and the first ship commanded by future Fleet Admiral and Chief of Naval Operations Ernest J. King.

Terry was laid down on 8 February 1909 at Newport News, Virginia, by the Newport News Shipbuilding Company, launched on 21 August 1909, sponsored by Mrs. George Henry Rock, and commissioned on 18 October 1910, Lieutenant Commander Martin E. Trench in command.

  1. ^ "Table 21 – Ships on Navy List June 30, 1919". Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office: 762. 1921.
  2. ^ a b c d Record of Movements Vessels of the United States Coast Guard 1790 -December 31, 1933 (PDF). Washington: TREASURY DEPARTMENT. 1989. p. 342.
  3. ^ "USS Terry (DD-25)". Navsource.org. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Table 10 – Ships on Navy List June 30, 1919". Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office: 714. 1921.
  5. ^ "Table 16 – Ships on Navy List June 30, 1919". Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office: 749. 1921.