USS Wilkes (DD-67)

USS Wilkes (DD-67)
History
United States
NameUSS Wilkes (DD-67)
BuilderWilliam Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia
Yard number422
Laid down11 March 1915
Launched18 May 1916
Commissioned10 November 1916
Decommissioned5 June 1922
Stricken5 July 1934
Reinstated29 March 1934
Fate
  • Transferred to Coast Guard 1926
  • Transfer back to the USN 29 March 1934. Sold on 22 August 1934 for scrapping.
United States
Commissioned23 August 1926
Decommissioned29 March 1934
FateTransferred back to the USN 29 March 1934
NotesUSCG number CG-25
General characteristics
Class and typeSampson-class destroyer
Displacement1,111 tons (normal), 1,225 tons (full load)
Length315 ft 3 in (96.1 m)
Beam30 ft 7 in (9.3 m)
Draft10 ft 9 in (3.3 m)
Propulsion
  • 4 Boilers
  • 2 Curtis Turbines: 17,696 horsepower
Speed29.5 knots (55 km/h)
Complement99 officers and crew
Armament

USS Wilkes (DD-67) was a Sampson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the second Navy ship named for Commodore Charles Wilkes (1798–1877). She served with the United States Coast Guard as (CG-25).