USS Walker (DD-163)

USS Walker at Boston on 1 February 1919
History
United States
NameWalker
NamesakeJohn Grimes Walker
BuilderFore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down19 June 1918
Launched14 September 1918
Commissioned31 January 1919
Decommissioned7 June 1922
Reclassified
  • YW-57, 1 April 1939
  • DCH-1, 11 July 1940
  • IX-44, 17 February 1941
Stricken24 June 1942
FateScuttled, 28 December 1941
General characteristics
Class & typeWickes-class destroyer
Displacement1,284 tons
Length314 ft 4+1⁄2 in (95.8 m)
Beam30 ft 11 in (9.4 m)
Draft9 ft 2 in (2.8 m)
Speed35 knots (65 km/h)
Complement101 officers and enlisted
Armament

The first USS Walker (DD-163) was a Wickes-class destroyer that saw service in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Admiral John Grimes Walker.

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