Construction
Alden was laid down on 24 October 1918 and launched on 14 May 1919 by William Cramp and Sons, sponsored by Miss Sarah Alden Dorsey, a niece of the late Rear Admiral Alden, and commissioned on 24 November 1919, Commander William Ancrum in command.
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