USS Ammen (DD-35)
USS Ammen in Coast Guard service. |
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| Career (United States) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Ammen (DD-35) |
| Namesake: | Rear Admiral Daniel Ammen |
| Laid down: | 29 March 1910 |
| Launched: | 20 September 1910 |
| Commissioned: | 23 May 1911 |
| Decommissioned: | 11 December 1919 |
| Struck: | 5 July 1934 |
| Fate: | Transferred to the United States Coast Guard 28 April 1924 |
| Career | |
| Name: | USS Ammen (CG-8) |
| Acquired: | 28 April 1924 |
| Commissioned: | 22 January 1925 |
| Decommissioned: | 18 May 1931 |
| Fate: | Transferred back to the United States Navy and sold to Michael Flynn, Inc., Brooklyn, New York. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Paulding-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 883 tons |
| Length: | 293 ft 10 in (89.56 m) |
| Beam: | 26 ft 10.5 in (8.192 m) |
| Draft: | 8 ft 4 in (2.54 m) |
| Propulsion: | Oil burner |
| Speed: | 30.48 kn (35.08 mph; 56.45 km/h) |
| Complement: | 83 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 5 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 cal guns, 6 × 18 in (460 mm) torpedo tubes |
The first USS Ammen (DD-35) was a Paulding-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated as CG-8. She was named for Rear Admiral Daniel Ammen.
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