USS Jouett (DD-41)
USS Jouett (DD-41) anchored in the Hudson River off New York City, during the October 1912 Naval Review. USS Rhode Island (BB-17) is in the left background. | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | Jouett |
| Namesake | Rear admiral James Edward Jouett |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine |
| Cost | $665,513.66 |
| Laid down | 7 March 1911 |
| Launched | 15 April 1912 |
| Sponsored by | Miss Marylee Nally |
| Commissioned | 24 May 1912 |
| Decommissioned | 12 December 1919 |
| Stricken | 5 July 1934 |
| Identification |
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| Fate |
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| Name | Jouett |
| Acquired | 28 April 1924 |
| Commissioned | 23 August 1924 |
| Decommissioned | 16 May 1931 |
| Identification | Hull symbol:CG-13 |
| Fate | returned to the US Navy, 22 May 1934 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Paulding-class destroyer |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 293 ft 10 in (89.56 m) |
| Beam | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
| Draft | 8 ft 4 in (2.54 m) (mean) |
| Installed power | 12,000 ihp (8,900 kW) |
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| Complement | 4 officers 87 enlisted |
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The first USS Jouett (DD-41) was a modified Paulding-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated as CG-13. She was named for Rear admiral James Edward Jouett.
Jouett was laid down on 7 March 1911 by Bath Iron Works, Ltd., Bath, Maine; launched on 15 April 1912; sponsored by Miss Marylee Nally; and commissioned at Boston, Massachusetts on 24 May 1912, Lieutenant Commander W. P. Cronan in command.