USS Du Pont (DD-152)
| 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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