USS Crosby (DD-164)
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| Namesake: | Peirce Crosby |
| Builder: | Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts |
| Laid down: | 23 June 1918 |
| Launched: | 28 September 1918 |
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| Reclassified: | APD-17, 22 February 1943 |
| Struck: | 24 October 1945 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping, 23 May 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Wickes-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,060 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: | 113 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 4 x 4 in (102 mm)/50 guns, 2 x 3 in (76 mm)/23 guns, 12 x 21 inch (533 mm) tt., 1 dcp., 2 dct. |
USS Crosby (DD–164) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II, later reclassified as APD-17. She was named for Admiral Peirce Crosby.
Crosby was launched 28 September 1918 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, sponsored by Mrs. C. Tittman; commissioned 24 January 1919, Lieutenant Commander Fred Thomas Berry in command; and reported to the Atlantic Fleet.
Crosby joined in exercises in Guantanamo Bay until sailing for Trepassey Bay, Newfoundland in May 1919, to serve as plane guard during the historic flight of Navy seaplanes, the first aerial crossing of the Atlantic.
On 1 July 1919, Crosby was assigned to the Pacific Fleet, and a week later she sailed from New York for San Diego, arriving 7 August. She visited Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, then was placed in reserve status with reduced complement at San Diego 30 January 1920. She continued in reserve and was decommissioned 7 June 1922.
Recommissioned 18 December 1939, Crosby sailed on Neutrality Patrol out of San Pedro on 1 April 1940. On 3 April she collieded with, and sank, fishing vessel Lone Eagle off Point Arguello, Ca. On 1 July 1940, she was assigned to the 11th Naval District Defense Forces, and after a reserve training cruise resumed her patrols and provided services to Destroyer Base, San Diego for the training of destroyer crews.
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