USS Du Pont (DD-152)

USS Du Pont (DD-152)


For other ships of the same name, see USS Du Pont.
Career (US)
Namesake: Samuel Francis Du Pont
Builder: William Cramp and Sons
Laid down: 2 May 1918
Launched: 22 October 1918
Commissioned: 30 April 1919 to 19 April 1922
1 May 1930 to 14 January 1937
16 October 1939 to 2 May 1946
Reclassified: AG-80, 25 September 1944
Struck: 5 June 1946
Fate: Sold for scrapping, 12 March 1947
General characteristics
Class & type: Wickes-class destroyer
Displacement: 1,090 tons
Length: 314 ft 5 in (95.83 m)
Beam: 31 ft 8 in (9.65 m)
Draft: 8 ft 8 in (2.64 m)
Speed: 35 knots (65 km/h)
Complement: 101 officers and enlisted
Armament: 4 × 4" (102 mm), 2 × 3" (76 mm), 4 × 21" (533 mm) torpedo tubes

USS Du Pont (DD–152) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War II, later reclassified as AG-80. She was the second ship named for Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont.

Du Pont was launched 22 October 1918 by William Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; sponsored by Miss C. S. Du Pont, great-grandniece of Rear Admiral Du Pont; and commissioned 30 April 1919, Commander W. Baggaley in command.

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