USS Montgomery (DD-121)
Montgomery (left) alongside one of her sister ships, USS Radford | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Montgomery |
| Namesake | John B. Montgomery |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company |
| Laid down | 2 October 1917 |
| Launched | 5 April 1918 |
| Commissioned | 30 September 1918 |
| Decommissioned | 6 June 1922 |
| Reclassified | Light minelayer (DM-17), 5 January 1931 |
| Commissioned | 20 August 1931 |
| Decommissioned | 7 December 1937 |
| Recommissioned | 25 September 1939 |
| Decommissioned | 23 April 1945 |
| Stricken | 28 April 1945 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap 11 March 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Wickes-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,060 tons |
| Length | 314 ft 5 in (95.8 m) |
| Beam | 31 ft 8 in (9.7 m) |
| Draft | 8 ft 8 in (2.6 m) |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement | 113 officers and enlisted |
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USS Montgomery (DD–121) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I, later reclassified DM-17. She was the fifth ship named Montgomery and was named for Rear Admiral John B. Montgomery.