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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Namesake | Thomas Tingey |
| Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation,Squantum Victory Yard |
| Laid down | 8 August 1918 |
| Launched | 24 April 1919 |
| Commissioned | 25 July 1919 |
| Decommissioned | 24 May 1922 |
| Stricken | 19 May 1936 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 29 September 1936 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Clemson-classdestroyer |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 314 ft 4 in (95.8 m) |
| Beam | 30 ft 11 in (9.4 m) |
| Draft | 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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USSTingey (DD-272) was aClemson-classdestroyer in service with theUnited States Navy from 1919 to 1922. She was scrapped in 1936.
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]
Tingey, named forThomas Tingey, was laid down on 8 August 1918 atQuincy, Massachusetts, by theBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation; launched on 24 April 1919; sponsored by Miss Mary Velora Arringdale; and commissioned on 25 July 1919, CommanderAlfred Winsor Brown in command.
After fitting out, the destroyer proceeded to the west coast and joined Division 31, Squadron 2, Flotilla 10, atSan Diego, California late in December. For the next two and a half years, the destroyer operated out of San Diego with thePacific Fleet. During most of that period, however, she had only 50 percent of her normal complement. Consequently, though she did conduct operations and patrols along the western coast ofMexico, she remained in a quasi-reserve status throughout her brief period of commissioned service. She made but one organizational change during her active career and that came in the latter part of 1921 when she was reassigned to Division 29, Squadron 10.
In 1922, the anti-militarist feeling prevalent following World War I combined with the government's policy of financial retrenchment to cause the deactivation of a substantial portion of the Navy's recently expanded destroyer fleet;Tingey, therefore, was placed out of commission on 24 May 1922, berthed at San Diego, and remained there for the remainder of her career. After 14 years of inactivity,Tingey's name was struck from theNavy list on 19 May 1936. She was sold to the Schiavone-Bonomo Corporation, ofNew York City, on 29 September 1936 and was scrapped in December.
This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be foundhere.
