USS Hamilton (DD-141)

USS Hamilton
History
United States
NameHamilton
NamesakeLieutenant Archibald Hamilton
BuilderMare Island Navy Yard
Laid down8 June 1918
Launched15 January 1919
Commissioned7 November 1919
Decommissioned20 July 1922
IdentificationDD-141
Recommissioned20 January 1930
Decommissioned16 October 1945
Reclassified
  • Fast minesweeper (DMS-18) 17 October 1941
  • Miscellaneous auxiliary (AG-111) 6 May 1945
Stricken1 November 1945
FateSold for scrapping 21 November 1946
General characteristics
Class & typeWickes-class destroyer
Displacement1,090 tons
Length314 ft 5 in (95.8 m)
Beam31 ft 9 in (9.7 m)
Draft8 ft 8 in (2.6 m)
Speed35 knots (65 km/h)
Complement113 officers and enlisted
Armament

The second USS Hamilton (DD–141) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I, later reclassified DMS-18 for service in World War II.

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