USS Clemson (DD-186)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Clemson |
| Namesake | Henry A. Clemson |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company |
| Laid down | 11 May 1918 |
| Launched | 5 September 1918 |
| Commissioned | 29 December 1919 |
| Decommissioned | 30 June 1922 |
| Reclassified | Small seaplane tender, AVP-17, 15 November 1939 |
| Recommissioned | 12 July 1940 |
| Reclassified |
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| Decommissioned | 12 October 1945 |
| Stricken | 24 October 1945 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap 21 November 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Clemson-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,215 tons |
| Length | 314 ft 5 in (95.83 m) |
| Beam | 31 ft 9 in (9.68 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 35 kn (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Range | 4,900 nmi (9,100 km; 5,600 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 4 LCP landing craft |
| Complement | 101 officers and enlisted |
| Armament |
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USS Clemson (DD-186/AVP-17/AVD-4/APD-31) was the lead ship of her class of destroyers which served in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Midshipman Henry A. Clemson (1820–1846), who was lost at sea when the brig USS Somers capsized in a sudden squall off Vera Cruz on 8 December 1846 while chasing a blockade runner. Entering service in 1919, the ship had a brief active life before placed in reserve in 1922. Converted to an aircraft tender in 1939, the ship reactivated in 1940. In 1943, Clemson reconverted to a destroyer and served in the Battle of the Atlantic during World War II. In 1944, the ship was converted into a high speed transport and transferred to the Pacific taking part in several invasions. Following the end of the war, the ship was taken out of service again and sold for scrapping in 1946. She is the only ship in the United States Navy to have received the name Clemson.