USS Hazelwood (DD-107) | |
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Career (US) | |
Namesake: | John Hazelwood |
Builder: | Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California |
Laid down: | 24 December 1917 |
Launched: | 22 June 1918 |
Commissioned: |
20 February 1919 to 7 July 1922 1 April 1925 to 15 November 1930 |
Fate: | Scrapped, 14 April 1930 |
General characteristics | |
Class & type: | Wickes class destroyer |
Displacement: | 1,060 tons |
Length: | 314 ft 5 in (95.83 m) |
Beam: | 31 ft 9 in (9.68 m) |
Draft: | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
Complement: | 113 officers and enlisted |
Armament: | 4 × 4" (102 mm); 2 × 1 pdrs. (0.454 kg), 12 × 21" (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
The USS Hazelwood (DD-107) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named in honor of John Hazelwood. A second vessel of the same name, the USS Hazelwood (DD-531), was commissioned in 1943.
History[]
Hazelwood was laid down 24 December 1917 by Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, launched 22 June 1918; sponsored by Miss Marian L. Neitzel; and commissioned 20 February 1919, Comdr. A. A. Corwin in command.
Following shakedown and a voyage to Norfolk for supplies, Hazelwood departed New York for the Mediterranean 15 April 1919. Reaching Gibraltar 9 May, she participated in training and served as escort to Arizona (BB-39). After patrolling the Mediterranean, she departed Malta 28 July and arrived New York 13 August. Next day she got underway for her new home waters, the $3. Sailing via Cuba and Panama, she arrived at San Francisco 5 September. After operations along the West Coast, she decommissioned at San Diego 7 July 1922.
Hazelwood recommissioned 1 April 1925, and participated in training and readiness exercises with units of the Pacific Fleet for the next 5 years. She decommissioned again 15 November 1930, at San Diego, was sold to Learner and Rosenthal 30 August 1935, and was scrapped 14 April 1930.
References[]
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links[]
The original article can be found at USS Hazelwood (DD-107) and the edit history here.