USS J. Fred Talbott
Service
- as J. Fred Talbott30 June 1919 — 21 May 19462,193 days of the war
- Name
- USS J. Fred Talbott
- Namesake
- Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott
- Builder
- William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia
- Laid down
- 8 July 1918
- Launched
- 14 December 1918
- Commissioned
- 30 June 1919
- Decommissioned
- 18 January 1923
- Recommissioned
- 1 May 1930
- Struck
- 19 June 1946
- Fate
- Sold for scrapping, 22 December 1946 (1946)
- Status
- Scrapped
Specifications
- Displacement, standard
- 1,090 long tons (1,107 t)
- Length
- 95.71 m (314 ft)
- Beam
- 9.14 m (30 ft)
- Draught
- 2.44 m (8 ft)
- Speed
- 35 knots (64.8 km/h, 40.3 mph)
- Complement
- 101
- Main gun
- 102 mm (4 in)
USS J. Fred Talbott was a Wickes-class destroyer built for the United States Navy. She was named for Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott. William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia laid her keel on 8 July 1918. She entered service on 30 June 1919, having been launched on 14 December 1918.
Her class ran to 104 ships. The class followed the Caldwell-class destroyer and was succeeded by the Clemson-class destroyer.
Displacement was 1,090 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 101.
Her main battery was four 102 mm (4 in) guns.
She was in commission for 2,193 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 18 January 1923. She recommissioned on 1 May 1930. She was struck from the register on 19 June 1946.
She was broken up for scrap on 22 December 1946.
Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.
Armament and machinery
Armament and machinery
- Armament
- 4 × 4 in/50 guns
- 2 × 3 in/23 guns
- 2 × .30 cal. (7.62 mm), 12 x 21 in torpedo tubes
Sister ships
- HMCS Annapolis (I04)
- HMCS Caldwell (I20)
- HMCS Chelsea (I35)
- HMCS Columbia (I49)
- HMCS Georgetown (I40)
- HMCS Hamilton (I24)
- HMCS Leamington (G19)
- HMCS Lincoln (G42)
- HMCS Mansfield (G76)
- HMCS Montgomery (G95)
- HMCS Niagara (I57)
- HMCS Richmond (G88)
- HMCS Salisbury (I52)
- HMCS St. Clair (I65)
- HMS Bath (I17)
- HMS Brighton (I08)
- HMS Caldwell (I20)
- HMS Campbeltown (I42)
- HMS Castleton (I23)
- HMS Charlestown (I21)
- HMS Chelsea (I35)
- HMS Georgetown (I40)
- HMS Hamilton (I24)
- HMS Lancaster (G05)
Sources
- Facts harvested from USS J. Fred Talbott on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.
- Photograph: Unknown author — Unknown source — Public domain — Wikimedia Commons