USS Dewey (YFD-1)
USS Pennsylvania (ACR-4) in drydock Dewey, c. 1906–1907 |
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| Career (U.S.) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Dewey |
| Namesake: | Admiral George Dewey |
| Builder: | Maryland Steel Co. |
| Cost: | $1,127,000 |
| Laid down: | early 1905 |
| Launched: | 10 June 1905 |
| Sponsored by: | Miss Endicott, daughter of Rear Admiral Mordecai T. Endicott |
| Reclassified: | YFD-1, 20 July 1920 |
| Honors and awards: |
1 battle star, World War II |
| Fate: | scuttled at Mariveles, 1942; raised by Japanese; resunk by U.S. forces |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 18,500 t. |
| Length: | 501 ft 9 in (152.93 m) |
| Beam: | 100 ft (30.5 m) |
| Draft: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) (empty) |
USS Dewey (YFD-1) was a floating dry dock built for the United States Navy in 1905, and named for American Admiral George Dewey. The drydock was towed to her station in the Philippines in 1906 and remained there until scuttled by American forces, to prevent her falling into the hands of the invading Japanese.
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