USS Gridley (DD-92)
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 United States
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| Namesake: | Charles Vernon Gridley |
| Builder: | Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California |
| Laid down: | 1 April 1918 |
| Launched: | 4 July 1918 |
| Commissioned: | 8 March 1919 |
| Decommissioned: | 22 June 1922 |
| Struck: | 25 January 1937 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap, 19 April 1939 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Wickes class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,060 tons |
| Length: | 315 ft 5 in (96.14 m) |
| Beam: | 31 ft 8 in (9.65 m) |
| Draft: | 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement: | 100 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: |
4 x 4 in (102 mm)/50 guns 12 x 21 inch (533 mm) TT. |
4 x 4 in (102 mm)/50 guns
The first USS Gridley (DD-92) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was named in honor of Charles Vernon Gridley.
Gridley was launched by the Union Iron Works of San Francisco, California, 4 July 1918; sponsored by Mrs. Francis P. Thomas, daughter of Captain Gridley, and commissioned 8 March 1919, Comdr. Frank Jack Fletcher in command.
After fitting out at the Mare Island Navy Yard, Gridley departed San Diego 24 March 1919, transited the Panama Canal, and joined the Destroyer Force for maneuvers in Cuban waters. She then repaired briefly at Norfolk, Virginia, before putting into New York 26 April 1919. Gridley's first assignment was with a group of destroyers posted along the route of the Navy's transatlantic seaplane flight. Gridley and her companions sent up smoke and flare signals to guide the intrepid flyers and with the help of the surface ships NC-4 was successfully able to land in the dense fog at the Azores 17 May 1919. Subsequently Gridley participated in the search for NC-1, forced down in the fog, and then acted as guard ship on the last leg of NC-4's historic flight, which was completed at Plymouth, England, 31 May 1919.
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