USS Dale (DD-290)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Dale.
The third USS Dale (DD-290) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Richard Dale.[1]
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USS Dale at the Philadelphia Naval Yard on 11 June 1926 | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Dale |
Namesake | Richard Dale[1] |
Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Squantum Victory Yard[1] |
Laid down | 28 July 1919[1] |
Launched | 19 November 1919[1] |
Commissioned | 16 February 1920[1] |
Decommissioned | 1 May 1930[1] |
Stricken | 22 October 1930[1] |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Clemson-class destroyer[1] |
Tonnage | 1,174 GRT as Masaya[2] |
Displacement | 1,190 tons[1] |
Length | 314 ft 5 in (95.8 m)[1] |
Beam | 31 ft 8 in (9.7 m)[1] |
Draft | 9 ft 3 in (2.8 m)[1] |
Propulsion |
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Speed | |
Range | 4,900 nmi (9,100 km; 5,600 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)[1] |
Complement | 120 officers and enlisted[1] |
Armament |
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Notes | Navy stripped ship of "propelling machinery, war gear, shafting, propellers and struts" before sale. Conversion involved total new power plant |
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