.JPG) USSRoe (DD-24) on patrol in 1918. She is painted in "dazzle" camouflage. | |
| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Roe |
| Namesake | Rear admiralFrancis Asbury Roe |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding Company,Newport News, Virginia |
| Cost | $642,761.30[1] |
| Laid down | 19 January 1909 |
| Launched | 22 August 1910 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Reynold T. Hall |
| Commissioned | 17 September 1910 |
| Decommissioned | 1 December 1919 |
| Stricken | 28 June 1934 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | transferred to theUnited States Coast Guard, scrapped 1934 |
 United States | |
| Name | Roe |
| Acquired | 7 June 1924[2] |
| Commissioned | 12 January 1928[2] |
| Decommissioned | 18 October 1930[2] |
| Identification | Hull symbol:CG-18 |
| Fate | Transferred back to the United States Navy |
| General characteristics[3] | |
| Class and type | Paulding-classdestroyer |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 293 ft 10 in (89.56 m) |
| Beam | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
| Draft | 8 ft 4 in (2.54 m) (mean)[4] |
| Installed power | 12,000 ihp (8,900 kW) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | |
| Complement | 4 officers 87 enlisted[5] |
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USSRoe (DD-24) was aPaulding-classdestroyer in theUnited States Navy duringWorld War I, and later in theUnited States Coast Guard designatedCG-18. She was the first ship named forFrancis Asbury Roe.
Roe was laid down on 18 January 1909 by theNewport News Shipbuilding Company,Newport News, Virginia, launched on 24 July 1909, sponsored by Mrs. Reynold T. Hall, and commissioned on 17 September 1910.
Following commissioning,Roe conducted exercises in theNorfolk, Virginia, area until December with one interruption, a voyage toNewport, Rhode Island, and back in early November. On 17 December, she got underway forKey West and winter exercises in theGulf of Mexico. With the spring, she returned to Norfolk and until January 1913 remained active off the mid-Atlantic and southernNew England sea coasts. From January–April 1913, she participated in maneuvers in theCaribbean, then, in the fall, operated off New England. On 30 October, she arrived atPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, where she was placed in reserve on 3 November. In March 1914, she was assigned to the newly organizedReserve Torpedo Flotilla and untilWorld War I rotated between reserve and active duty with theAtlantic Fleet. During the late summer and fall of 1914, she operated off themid-Atlantic seaboard, and from February–April 1915, participated in further winter maneuvers in the Caribbean. During the summer, she was off southern New England, and in November, she put intoCharleston, South Carolina, where she was given a reduced complement status.
In March 1917,Roe was placed in full commission status. With the new month, April, she was assigned to Squadron 2, Division 5,Patrol Force and ordered to assistTreasury andLabor Department officials atWilmington, North Carolina, in preventing the destruction or escape of German merchant vessels. On the 6th, as the United States entered World War I, she sent an armed guard aboardHohenfelde (seeLong Beach). During her service in World War I, she was commanded by CaptainWilliam A. Hodgman, who received theNavy Cross for his efforts.[6]
At mid-month,Roe was transferred to Newport, where she conductedanti-submarine patrols and carried out escort assignments for six months. On 9 November, she sailed for France where for the next year; she performed coastal patrol and escort duty.
On 5 November 1918,Roe departedBrest for the United States. She arrived at New York City on 1 December and at midmonth she returned to Charleston where she remained until July 1919. She then proceeded to Philadelphia, where she was decommissioned on 1 December and berthed with theReserve Fleet.
Designated DD-24 on 17 July 1920,Roe was activated in 1924 and transferred to the Treasury Department. From 7 June 1924 – 18 October 1930, she was operated by theUnited States Coast Guard. Based inStapleton, New York, she served as part of theRum Patrol.
On her return to the Navy, she was again berthed atLeague Island where she remained until sold for scrap on 2 May 1934 in accordance with theLondon Naval Treaty.
This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be foundhere. United States Navy | |
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