USS Greer (DD-145)
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| Namesake: | James A. Greer |
| Builder: | William Cramp and Sons |
| Laid down: | 24 February 1918 |
| Launched: | 1 August 1918 |
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| Struck: | 13 August 1945 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping, 30 November 1945 |
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| Class and type: | Wickes-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,165 tons |
| Length: | 314 ft 4 in (95.81 m) |
| Beam: | 30 ft 11 in (9.42 m) |
| Draft: | 9 ft (2.74 m) |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement: | 133 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 4 × 4"/50 calibre guns (102 mm), 1 × 3 in (76 mm), 12 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes. |
USS Greer (DD–145) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy, the first ship named for Rear Admiral James A. Greer (1833–1904). In what became known as the "Greer incident," she became the first US Navy ship to fire on a German ship, three months before the United States officially entered World War II. The incident led President Franklin D. Roosevelt to issue what became known as his "shoot-on-sight" order.
Greer was launched by William Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Co., Philadelphia, 1 August 1918; sponsored by Miss Evelina Porter Gleaves, daughter of Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves; and commissioned 31 December 1918, Commander C. E. Smith in command.
Greer's shake down took her to Azores, from which she rendezvoused with George Washington, carrying President Woodrow Wilson home from the Versailles Peace Conference, and escorted her to the United States. After exercises in coastal waters, Greer was assigned to Trepassy Bay, Newfoundland, for duties during a transatlantic flight by four Navy seaplanes, one of which, NC-4, safely completed the historic undertaking. After further training exercises and a European cruise, Greer was assigned to the Pacific Fleet, reaching San Francisco 18 November 1919.
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