USS Hatfield
Variant of Clemson-class destroyer
Service
- 16 April 1920 — 13 December 19462,193 days of the war
- Name
- USS Hatfield
- Namesake
- John Hatfield
- Builder
- New York Shipbuilding Corporation
- Laid down
- 10 June 1918
- Launched
- 17 March 1919
- Commissioned
- 16 April 1920
- Decommissioned
- 13 January 1931
- Recommissioned
- 1 April 1932
- Struck
- 28 January 1947
- Fate
- Sold for scrap, 9 May 1947 (1947)
- Status
- Scrapped
Specifications
- Displacement, standard
- 1,190 long tons (1,209 t)
- Length
- 95.71 m (314 ft)
- Beam
- 9.45 m (31 ft)
- Draught
- 2.74 m (9 ft)
- Speed
- 35 knots (64.8 km/h, 40.3 mph)
- Range
- 4,914 nmi (9,101 km)
- Complement
- 101
- Main gun
- 127 mm (5 in)
USS Hatfield was a Variant of Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was named for John Hatfield. Her keel was laid at New York Shipbuilding Corporation on 10 June 1918. She entered service on 16 April 1920, having been launched on 17 March 1919.
She displaced 1,190 long tons. She measured 95.7 m (314 ft) long with a beam of 9.4 m (31 ft). Her designed speed was 35 knots, and she carried a complement of 101. Her main battery was of 127 mm (5 in) calibre.
She was in commission for 2,193 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 13 January 1931. She recommissioned on 1 April 1932. She was struck from the register on 28 January 1947.
She was broken up for scrap on 9 May 1947.
Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.
Armament and machinery
Armament and machinery
- Propulsion
- 26,500 shp (20 MW)
- geared turbines
- 2 screws
- Armament
- 4 x 5" 5 in, 3 in, 12 x 21 inch (533 mm) tt.
Sister ships
Sources
- Facts harvested from USS Hatfield on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.
- Photograph: U.S. Navy — Official U.S. Navy photo NH 803 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command — Public domain — Wikimedia Commons