USS Osborne

USS Osborne (DD-295)
USS Osborne underway in the Hudson River, during the 1920s.
History
United States
NamesakeWeedon Osborne
BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Squantum Victory Yard
Laid down23 September 1919
Launched29 December 1919
Commissioned17 May 1920
Decommissioned1 May 1930
Stricken22 October 1930
Fate
  • Sold 17 January 1931
  • Converted into cargo ship Matagalpa
  • Burned 26 June 1942; not repaired
  • Scuttled 6 September 1947
General characteristics
Class & typeClemson-class destroyer
Displacement1,190 tons
Length314 ft (96 m)
Beam31 ft 8 in (9.65 m)
Draft9 ft 4 in (2.84 m)
Propulsion
  • 26,500 shp (19,800 kW)
  • geared turbines,
  • 2 screws
Speed35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range4,900 nmi (9,100 km; 5,600 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement120 officers and enlisted
Armament
NotesShips were stripped to hulks before being rebuilt for commercial service with two new Ingersoll-Rand Diesel engines and all other systems.

USS Osborne (DD-295) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Weedon Osborne.

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