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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Namesake | Presley O'Bannon |
| Builder | Union Iron Works,San Francisco,California |
| Laid down | 12 November 1918 |
| Launched | 28 February 1919 |
| Commissioned | 27 August 1919 |
| Decommissioned | 27 May 1922 |
| Stricken | 19 May 1936 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 29 September 1936 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Wickes-classdestroyer |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 314 ft 4 in (95.8 m) |
| Beam | 30 ft 11 in (9.42 m) |
| Draught | 9 ft 10 in (3.0 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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USSO'Bannon (DD-177) was aWickes-classdestroyer built for theUnited States Navy during World War I.
TheWickes class was an improved and faster version of the precedingCaldwell class. Two different designs were prepared to the same specification that mainly differed in the turbines and boilers used. The ships built to theBethlehem Steel design, built in the Fore River and Union Iron Worksshipyards, mostly usedYarrow boilers that deteriorated badly during service and were mostly scrapped during the 1930s.[1] The ships displaced 1,202–1,208 long tons (1,221–1,227 t) atstandard load and 1,295–1,322 long tons (1,316–1,343 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 9 feet 10 inches (3.0 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. TheWickes 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 225 long tons (229 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. Their primary weapon, though, was their torpedobattery of a dozen21 inch (533 mm)torpedo tubes in four triple mounts. In many ships a shortage of 1-pounders caused them to be replaced by 3-inch (76 mm)anti-aircraft (AA) guns.[1] They also carried a pair ofdepth charge rails. A "Y-gun" depth charge thrower was added to many ships.[4]
O'Bannon, named forPresley O'Bannon, was laid down byUnion Iron Works,San Francisco, California, 12 November 1918, launched 28 February 1919, sponsored by Mrs. Henry O'Bannon Cooper descendant by marriage of Lt. O'Bannon, and commissioned at San Francisco 27 August 1919.O'Bannon sailed out ofSan Diego for exercises and training maneuvers along the coast ofCalifornia and inHawaiian waters throughout her career. In the spring of 1920 she conducted experiments with torpedoes, and then was in reserve commission from June to November, when she resumed her training schedule. She decommissioned at San Diego 27 May 1922, was struck from theNavy List 19 May 1936, and was sold 29 September 1936.
This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be foundhere.
