USS Simpson (DD-221)
USS Simpson (DD-221) anchored off San Diego, California, during the early 1920s. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Namesake | Edward Simpson |
| Builder | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia |
| Yard number | 487 |
| Laid down | 9 October 1919 |
| Launched | 28 April 1920 |
| Commissioned | 3 November 1920 |
| Reclassified |
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| Decommissioned | 29 March 1946 |
| Stricken | 19 June 1946 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap 21 November 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Clemson-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,215 tons |
| Length | 314 ft 4+1⁄2 in (95.82 m) |
| Beam | 30 ft 11+1⁄2 in (9.436 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 35 kn (65 km/h) |
| Complement | 122 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 4 x 4 in (100 mm) guns, 1 x 3 in (76 mm) gun, 12 x 21 inch (533 mm) TT. |
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USS Simpson (DD-221/APD-27/AG-97) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship named for Rear Admiral Edward Simpson.
Simpson was laid down on 9 October 1919 by William Cramp & Sons; launched on 28 April 1920; sponsored by Miss Caroline Sterett Simpson, daughter of Rear Admiral Simpson; and commissioned on 3 November 1920.