USS Dickerson (DD-157)
Dickerson at anchor.
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| Namesake: | Mahlon Dickerson |
| Builder: | New York Shipbuilding, Camden, New Jersey |
| Laid down: | 25 May 1918 |
| Launched: | 12 March 1919 |
| Commissioned: | 3 September 1919 |
| Decommissioned: | 25 June 1922 |
| Recommissioned: | 1 May 1930 |
| Reclassified: | High-speed transport, APD-21, 21 August 1943 |
| Fate: | Although hit by a kamikaze on 2 Apr. 1945, the heavily damaged ship was towed back to Kerama Retto to salvage items from the ship. On 4 Apr., the unsalvageable ship was towed from Kerama Retto and then sunk on purpose by American ships |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and 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: | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement: | 101 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 4 x 4"/50 (102 mm), 2 x 3"/25 (76 mm), 4 x 3 21" (533 mm) torpedo tubes. |
USS Dickerson (DD-157) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy, and was converted to a high-speed transport at Charleston, South Carolina and designated APD-21 in 1943. She was named for Mahlon Dickerson (1770–1853), Secretary of the Navy from 1834 to 1838.
Dickerson was laid down by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation at Camden in New Jersey on 25 May 1918, launched on 12 March 1919 by Mrs. J. S. Dickerson and commissioned on 3 September 1919. Dickerson was decommissioned on 26 June 1922 and placed in reserve at the New York Navy Yard until recommissioned on 1 May 1930, served with the Rotating Reserve, was assigned to the Neutrality Patrol at Key West on 25 July 1940,
Dickerson operated along the east coast and in the Caribbean and in 1921 took part in the combined fleet maneuvers off South America, visiting Valparaíso, Callao, and Balboa, Panama, before returning to Hampton Roads where the U.S. Atlantic Fleet was reviewed by President Warren G. Harding. Entering New York Navy Yard in November 1921, Dickerson was decommissioned there 25 June 1922.
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