USS Delphy (DD-261)
| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Richard Delphy |
| Builder: | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Squantum Victory Yard |
| Laid down: | 20 April 1918 |
| Launched: | 18 July 1918 |
| Commissioned: | 30 November 1918 |
| Decommissioned: | 26 October 1923 |
| Fate: | sold as a wreck after Honda Point Disaster, 19 October 1925 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Clemson-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,190 tons |
| Length: | 314 feet 5 inches (95.83 m) |
| Beam: | 31 feet 8 inches (9.65 m) |
| Draft: | 9 feet 3 inches (2.82 m) |
| Propulsion: | 26,500 shp (20 MW); geared turbines, twin propellers |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Range: | 4,900 nmi (9,100 km) @ 15 kt |
| Complement: | 120 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 4 × 4" (102 mm), 2 × 3" (76 mm), 12 × 21" (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
USS Delphy (DD-261) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. Named for Richard Delphy, she was the flagship of the destroyer group involved in the Honda Point Disaster.
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