USS Duncan (DD-46)
USS Duncan (DD-46) making dense smoke on speed trials 5 July 1913. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Duncan |
| Namesake | Commander Silas Duncan |
| Builder | Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts |
| Cost | $794,277.06 |
| Laid down | 17 June 1912 |
| Launched | 5 April 1913 |
| Sponsored by | Miss D. Clark |
| Commissioned | 30 August 1913 |
| Decommissioned | 1 August 1922 |
| Stricken | 8 March 1935 |
| Identification |
|
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 1935 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Cassin-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,014 long tons (1,030 t) |
| Length | 305 ft 3 in (93.04 m) |
| Beam | 31 ft 2 in (9.50 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) (mean) |
| Installed power |
|
| Propulsion | |
| Speed |
|
| Complement | 5 officers 98 enlisted |
| Armament |
|
The first USS Duncan (DD-46) was a Cassin-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Commander Silas Duncan.
Duncan was launched on 5 April 1913 by Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts; sponsored by Miss D. Clark; and commissioned on 30 August 1913.