USS Welles (DD-257)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Welles |
| Namesake | Gideon Welles |
| Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Fore River Shipyard, Quincy |
| Laid down | 13 November 1918 |
| Launched | 8 May 1919 |
| Commissioned | 2 September 1919 |
| Decommissioned | 9 September 1940 |
| Stricken | 8 January 1941 |
| Identification | DD-257 |
| Fate | Transferred to the United Kingdom, 9 September 1940 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Cameron |
| Acquired | 9 September 1940 |
| Commissioned | 9 September 1940 |
| Identification | Pennant number:I05 |
| Fate | Damaged beyond repair by enemy action, 5 December 1940; used as a storage hulk until sold for scrap, 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Clemson-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,215 tons |
| Length | 314 ft 4 in (95.81 m) |
| Beam | 31 ft 8 in (9.65 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Range | 4,900 nmi (9,100 km; 5,600 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 130 officers and enlisted |
| Armament |
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The first USS Welles (DD-257) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy, and transferred to the Royal Navy where she served as HMS Cameron (I05) during World War II.