USS Gregory (DD-82)
USS Gregory (DD-82), circa in 1919 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Gregory |
| Builder | Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts |
| Laid down | 25 August 1917 |
| Launched | 27 January 1918 |
| Commissioned | 1 June 1918 |
| Decommissioned | 7 July 1922 |
| Reclassified | High-speed transport, APD-3, 2 August 1940 |
| Recommissioned | 4 November 1940 |
| Stricken | 2 October 1942 |
| Fate | Sunk 5 September 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Wickes-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,191 tons |
| Length | 314 ft 4 in (95.81 m) |
| Beam | 30 ft 11 in (9.42 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Complement | 141 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 4 × 4"/50 (102 mm) guns, 1 3"/25 (76 mm), 4 × 3 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
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USS Gregory (DD-82/APD-3) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and, as APD-3 World War II. She was named for Admiral Francis Gregory USN (1780–1866). She was converted into a high-speed transport during World War II and was sunk by Japanese warships.