USS Broome (DD-210)
| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | John L. Broome |
| Builder: | William Cramp and Sons |
| Laid down: | 8 October 1918 |
| Launched: | 14 May 1919 |
| Commissioned: | 31 October 1919 |
| Recommissioned: | 5 February 1930 |
| Decommissioned: | 30 December 1922 and 20 May 1946 |
| Reclassified: | AG-96, 23 May 1945 |
| Fate: | Sold, 20 November 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Clemson-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,215 tons |
| Length: | 314 ft 4 in (95.81 m) |
| Beam: | 31 ft 9 in (9.68 m) |
| Draft: | 9 ft 10 in (3 m) |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement: | 122 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 4 x 4" (102 mm), 1 x 3" (76 mm), 12 x 21" (533 mm) TT. |
USS Broome (DD-210/AG-96) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named after Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel John L. Broome.
Broome was launched 14 May 1919 by William Cramp and Sons, Philadelphia; sponsored by Miss Mary Josephine Heyworth Broome, granddaughter of Lieutenant Colonel Broome, and commissioned 31 October 1919, Commander C. M. Austin in command.
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