USS Meade (DD-274)

History
United States
NameUSS Meade
NamesakeRichard Worsam Meade and Robert Leamy Meade
BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Squantum Victory Yard
Laid down23 September 1918
Launched24 May 1919
Commissioned8 September 1919
Decommissioned18 December 1939
Stricken8 January 1941
IdentificationDD-274
FateTransferred to United Kingdom, 26 November 1940
United Kingdom
NameHMS Ramsey
Acquired26 November 1940
IdentificationPennant number: G60
FateSold for scrap, 18 February 1947
General characteristics
Class & typeClemson-class destroyer
Displacement1,190 long tons (1,209 t)
Length314 ft 5 in (95.83 m)
Beam31 ft 8 in (9.65 m)
Draft9 ft 4 in (2.84 m)
Installed power26,500 shp (19,800 kW)
Propulsion
Speed35 kn (40 mph; 65 km/h)
Range4,900 nmi (5,600 mi; 9,100 km) at 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h)
Complement120 officers and enlisted
Armament

The first USS Meade (DD-274) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Ramsey (G60).

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