USS Mahan (DD-102)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Mahan |
| Namesake | Alfred Thayer Mahan |
| Builder | Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts |
| Laid down | 4 May 1918 |
| Launched | 4 August 1918 |
| Commissioned | 24 October 1918 |
| Decommissioned | 1 May 1920 |
| Reclassified | Light minelayer, DM-7, 17 July 1920 |
| Stricken | 22 October 1930 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 17 January 1931 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Wickes-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,060 tons |
| Length | 314 ft 5 in (95.83 m) |
| Beam | 30 ft 11 in (9.42 m) |
| Draft | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Complement | 133 officers and enlisted |
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USS Mahan (DD-102) was a Wickes-class destroyer built for the United States Navy. Commissioned in 1918, Mahan was a flush deck destroyer, and the first ship to be named for Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan. Her main battery consisted of four 4-inch/50 caliber guns.