| USS Murray (DD-97) | |
|---|---|
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| Career (US) |  |
| Namesake: | Alexander Murray |
| Builder: | Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts |
| Laid down: | 22 December 1917 |
| Launched: | 8 June 1918 |
| Commissioned: | 21 August 1918 |
| Decommissioned: | 1 July 1922 |
| Reclassified: | 17 July 1920 |
| Struck: | 7 January 1936 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap, 29 September 1936 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Wickes class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,191 tons |
| Length: | 314 ft 5 in (95.83 m) |
| Beam: | 31 ft 9 in (9.68 m) |
| Draft: | 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement: | 113 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 4 x 4" (102 mm), 2 x 1-pdr., 12 x 21" (533 mm) tt. |
The second USS Murray (DD-97) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Commodore Alexander Murray and Commodore Murray's grandson, Alexander Murray[which?].
History[]
Murray was laid down 22 December 1917 by Fore River Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts; launched 8 June 1918; sponsored by Miss Alice S. Guthrie; and commissioned at Boston 21 August 1918, Lieutenant Commander R. G. Walling in command.
During her 4 years of operations along the East Coast and in the Caribbean with the Atlantic Fleet, Murray aided in postwar development of antisubmarine and mine warfare techniques. She was reclassified to a light minelayer (DM-2) 17 July 1920, and received alterations necessary to her new role. She decommissioned at Philadelphia 1 July 1922, and lay there in reserve until stricken from the Navy list 7 January 1936. She was sold for scrapping 29 September 1936 to Schiavone-Bonomo Corporation, New York City.
See also[]
- See USS Murray for other ships of this name.
- List of United States Navy destroyers
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 Murray (DD-97) and the edit history here.