USS Burns (DD-171)

History
United States
NameUSS Burns (DD-171)
NamesakeOtway Burns
BuilderUnion Iron Works, San Francisco, California
Laid down15 April 1918
Launched4 July 1918
Sponsored byMiss Alice H. Palmer
Commissioned7 August 1919
Decommissioned2 June 1930
Reclassified15 March 1921, as DM-11
Stricken30 November 1930
FateSold for scrapping, 22 April 1932
General characteristics
Class & typeWickes-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 1,202–1,208 long tons (1,221–1,227 t) (standard)
  • 1,295–1,322 long tons (1,316–1,343 t) (deep load)
Length314 ft 4 in (95.8 m)
Beam30 ft 11 in (9.42 m)
Draught9 ft 10 in (3.0 m)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts, 2 steam turbines
Speed35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) (design)
Range2,500 nautical miles (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (design)
Complement6 officers, 108 enlisted men
Armament

USS Burns (DD-171) was a Wickes-class destroyer built for the United States Navy during World War I.

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