USS Allen (DD-66)
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | USS Allen |
| Namesake | Lieutenant William Henry Allen (1784–1813) |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine |
| Laid down | 10 May 1915 |
| Launched | 5 December 1916 |
| Commissioned |
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| Decommissioned |
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| Stricken | 1 November 1945 |
| Identification | DD-66 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap 26 September 1946. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Sampson-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,111 tons (normal), 1,225 tons (full load) |
| Length | 315 ft 3 in (96.09 m) |
| Beam | 30 ft 7 in (9.32 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 29.5 knots (54.6 km/h) |
| Complement | 99 officers and crew |
| Sensors & processing systems | Fitted with radar in WW-2, SC and SU type antennas seen mounted on ship by late 1942. |
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USS Allen (DD-66) was a Sampson-class destroyer of the United States Navy launched in 1916. She was the second Navy ship named for Lieutenant William Henry Allen (1784–1813), a naval officer during the War of 1812. She was the longest-serving destroyer on the Naval Vessel Register when she was sold in 1946 and was one of the few US Navy ships completed during World War I to serve in World War II.