USS Jarvis (DD-38)

USS Jarvis (DD-38), running trials on 17 September 1912. Her armament has not yet been installed.
History
United States
NameJarvis
NamesakeMidshipman James C. Jarvis
BuilderNew York Shipbuilding Company, Camden, New Jersey
Cost$641,380.73
Laid down1 July 1911
Launched4 April 1912
Sponsored byMrs. Jean King
Commissioned22 October 1912
Decommissioned26 November 1919
Stricken8 March 1935
Identification
FateSold for scrap, 23 April 1935
General characteristics
Class & typePaulding-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 742 long tons (754 t) normal
  • 887 long tons (901 t) full load
Length293 ft 10 in (89.56 m)
Beam27 ft (8.2 m)
Draft8 ft 4 in (2.54 m) (mean)
Installed power12,000 ihp (8,900 kW)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 29.5 kn (33.9 mph; 54.6 km/h)
  • 30.01 kn (34.53 mph; 55.58 km/h) (Speed on Trial)
Complement4 officers 87 enlisted
Armament

The first USS Jarvis (DD-38) was a modified Paulding-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for James C. Jarvis.

Jarvis was laid down by the New York Shipbuilding Company, Camden, New Jersey on 1 July 1911; launched on 4 April 1912; sponsored by Mrs. Jean King; and commissioned on 22 October 1912.