USS Decatur (DD-5)

USS Decatur steaming at high speed, while running trials in 1902.
History
United States
NameDecatur
NamesakeCommodore Stephen Decatur
BuilderWilliam R. Trigg Company, Richmond, Virginia
Laid down26 July 1899
Launched26 September 1900
Commissioned19 May 1902
Decommissioned20 July 1919
Stricken15 September 1919
FateSold, 3 January 1920 and broken up for scrap
General characteristics
Class & typeBainbridge-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 420 long tons (430 t) (standard)
  • 592 long tons (601 t) (full load)
Length
  • 245 ft (74.7 m) (pp)
  • 250 ft (76.2 m) (oa)
Beam23 ft 7 in (7.2 m)
Draft6 ft 6 in (2 m) (mean)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph) (designed speed)
Complement
  • 3 officers
  • 72 enlisted men
Armament

The second USS Decatur was a Bainbridge-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named in honor of Stephen Decatur.

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