USS Young (DD-312)

USS Young fourth from left
History
United States
NamesakeJohn Young
BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Union Iron Works, San Francisco
Laid down11 January 1919
Launched1 May 1919
Commissioned23 November 1920
Decommissioned26 October 1923
Stricken20 November 1923
FateWrecked in the Honda Point Disaster, 8 September 1923
General characteristics
Class & typeClemson-class destroyer
Displacement1,190 tons
Length314 feet 5 inches (95.83 m)
Beam31 feet 8 inches (9.65 m)
Draft9 feet 3 inches (2.82 m)
Propulsion
  • 26,500 shp (20 MW);
  • geared turbines,
  • twin propellers
Speed35 knots (65 km/h)
Range
  • 4,900 nmi (9,100 km)
  •   @ 15-knot (28 km/h)
Complement122 officers and enlisted
Armament4 × 4 in (102 mm)/50 guns, 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/25 gun, 12 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes

The first USS Young (DD-312) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for John Young.

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