HNoMS Newport (G54)

HNoMS Newport was a Wickes-class destroyer, operated by the United States Navy. She carried the pennant number G54. She was named for James Butler Sigourney. Her keel was laid at Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts on 25 August 1917. She entered service on 15 May 1918, having been launched on 16 December 1917.

She was one of 104 ships of her class. The class followed the Caldwell-class destroyer and was succeeded by the Clemson-class destroyer.

Displacement was 1,191 long tons. She measured 95.7 m (314 ft) long with a beam of 9.1 m (30 ft). Her designed speed was 35 knots, and she carried a complement of 122.

Her main battery was four 102 mm (4 in) guns.

She served with the United States Navy as Sigourney until 26 November 1940. She then passed to the Royal Navy, serving as HMS Newport from 5 December 1940. She then passed to the Royal Norwegian Navy, serving as HNoMS Newport from March 1941. She was in commission for 2,451 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 26 June 1922. She recommissioned on 23 August 1940. She was struck from the register on 8 January 1941.

She was transferred in June 1942.

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