USS Lamson (DD-18)
USS Lamson (DD-18) underway in 1912. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Lamson |
| Namesake | Lieutenant Roswell Lamson |
| Builder | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia |
| Yard number | 351 |
| Laid down | 18 March 1908 |
| Launched | 16 June 1909 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Henry S. Gore |
| Commissioned | 10 February 1910 |
| Decommissioned | 15 July 1919 |
| Stricken | 15 September 1919 |
| Identification | Hull symbol: DD-18 |
| Fate | Sold 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Smith-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 700 long tons (710 t) normal |
| Length | 293 ft 10 in (89.56 m) |
| Beam | 26 ft 5 in (8.05 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft 7 in (3,230 mm) |
| Speed | 31 kn (36 mph; 57 km/h) |
| Complement | 89 officers and crew |
| Armament |
|
.jpg){kind=link}
USS Lamson (DD–18) was a Smith-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the first ship named for Roswell Lamson.