| USS Percival (DD-298) | |
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| Career (US) |  |
| Namesake: | John Percival |
| Builder: | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Union Iron Works, San Francisco |
| Laid down: | 4 July 1918 |
| Launched: | 5 December 1918 |
| Commissioned: | 1 March 1920 |
| Decommissioned: | 26 April 1930 |
| Struck: | 18 November 1930 |
| Fate: | scrapped, 1931 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Clemson-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,215 tons |
| Length: | 314 feet 4 1⁄2 inches (95.822 m) |
| Beam: | 30 feet 11 1⁄2 inches (9.436 m) |
| Draft: | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) |
| Propulsion: |
26,500 shp (20 MW); geared turbines, twin propellers |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Range: |
4,900 nmi (9,100 km) @ 15 kt |
| Complement: | 128 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 4 × 4" (102 mm) guns, 1 × 3" (76 mm) anti aircraft guns, 12 × 21" (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
The first USS Percival (DD-298) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for John Percival.
History[]
Percival was launched 5 December 1918 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California; sponsored by Miss Eleanor Wartsbaugh; and commissioned 1 March 1920, Commander Raymond A. Spruance, who was to lead the US 5th Fleet in World War II, in command.
With trials off the California coast completed, Percival reported for duty with Squadron 4 Flotilla 5 of the Cruiser Destroyer Force Pacific based at San Diego, California. On 8 September 1923, the ship was involved in the Honda Point Disaster, and a few days later, she became flagship of Squadron 11 and made annual deployments with the Pacific Battle Fleet in fleet problems.
Percival was decommissioned 26 April 1930 and scrapped in 1931.
See also[]
See USS Percival for other ships of this name.
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 Percival (DD-298) and the edit history here.