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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USSDoyen |
| Namesake | Charles A. Doyen |
| Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation,Squantum Victory Yard |
| Laid down | 24 March 1919 |
| Launched | 26 July 1919 |
| Commissioned | 17 December 1919 |
| Decommissioned | 25 February 1930 |
| Stricken | 12 July 1930 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 20 December 1930 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Clemson-classdestroyer |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 314 ft 4 in (95.8 m) |
| Beam | 30 ft 11 in (9.42 m) |
| Draught | 10 ft 3 in (3.1 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2steam turbines |
| Speed | 35knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) (design) |
| Range | 2,500nautical miles (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (design) |
| Complement | 6 officers, 108 enlisted men |
| Armament |
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USSDoyen (DD-280) was aClemson-classdestroyer built for theUnited States Navy during World War I.
TheClemson class was a repeat of the precedingWickes class although more fuel capacity was added.[1] The ships displaced 1,290 long tons (1,311 t) atstandard load and 1,389 long tons (1,411 t) atdeep load. They had anoverall length of 314 feet 4 inches (95.8 m), abeam of 30 feet 11 inches (9.4 m) and adraught of 10 feet 3 inches (3.1 m). They had a crew of 6 officers and 108 enlisted men.[2]
Performance differed radically between the ships of the class, often due to poor workmanship. TheClemson class was powered by twosteam turbines, each driving onepropeller shaft, using steam provided by fourwater-tube boilers. The turbines were designed to produce a total of 27,000shaft horsepower (20,000 kW) intended to reach a speed of 35knots (65 km/h; 40 mph). The ships carried a maximum of 371 long tons (377 t) offuel oil which was intended gave them a range of 2,500nautical miles (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph).[3]
The ships were armed with four4-inch (102 mm) guns in single mounts and were fitted with two1-pounder guns for anti-aircraft defense. In many ships a shortage of 1-pounders caused them to be replaced by3-inch (76 mm) guns. Their primary weapon, though, was their torpedobattery of a dozen21 inch (533 mm)torpedo tubes in four triple mounts. They also carried a pair ofdepth charge rails. A "Y-gun" depth charge thrower was added to many ships.[4]
Doyen, named forCharles A. Doyen, was launched 26 July 1919 byBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation,Squantum, Massachusetts; sponsored by Miss F. E. Doyen, daughter of Brigadier General Doyen; and commissioned 17 December 1919.Doyen arrived atSan Diego, California 15 March 1920 to join thePacific Fleet in local operations. Placed in active reserve status 17 August, she participated in local exercises and reserve training until placed out of commission 8 June 1922.
Doyen was recommissioned 26 September 1923 and resumed a schedule of training and tactical exercises along the west coast, in thePanama Canal Zone, and theHawaiian Islands. She sailed from San Diego 20 August to escort the Japanese shipTama and to provide radio compass and communication for a nonstop west coast-to-Hawaii flight. Exercises were again conducted in the Canal Zone and theCaribbean in 1926, and later that yearDoyen cruised toBremerton, Washington for overhaul and toKetchikan, Alaska, andDuncan Bay, British Columbia, for visits.
Doyen sailed 26 April 1927 for the east coast to participate in jointArmy-Navy maneuvers atNewport, Rhode Island. She returned to the west coast 25 June and resumed training operations and tactical exercises with theBattle Fleet on the west coast, out ofPearl Harbor and in the Canal Zone.Doyen was decommissioned 25 February 1930 and scrapped 20 December 1930 in accordance with theLondon Naval Treaty for the limitation of naval armaments.
This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be foundhere.
