USS Selfridge (DD-357)
USS Selfridge c. late 1930s | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Builder | New York Shipbuilding Corporation |
| Laid down | 18 December 1933 |
| Launched | 18 April 1936 |
| Commissioned | 25 November 1936 |
| Decommissioned | 15 October 1945 |
| Stricken | 1 November 1945 |
| Fate | Sold 20 December 1946 and scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Porter-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,850 tons, 2,597 tons full |
| Length | 381 ft (116 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft 2 in (11.02 m) |
| Draught | 10 ft 5 in (3.18 m) |
| Propulsion | 50,000 shp (37,285 kW); geared turbines, 2 screws |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Range | 6,500 nm @ 12 knots (12,000 km @ 22 km/h) |
| Complement | 194 |
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USS Selfridge (DD-357) was a Porter-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral Thomas O. Selfridge (1804–1902) and his son, Thomas O. Selfridge Jr. (1836–1924). She was the second ship named Selfridge, the first being a Clemson-class destroyer that served in World War I.
Selfridge was laid down by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation at Camden in New Jersey on 18 December 1933, launched on 18 April 1936 and commissioned at Philadelphia on 25 November 1936.