USS Robert Smith (DD-324)
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 United States
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| Namesake: | Robert Smith |
| Builder: | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Union Iron Works, San Francisco |
| Laid down: | 13 May 1919 |
| Launched: | 19 September 1919 |
| Commissioned: | 17 March 1921 |
| Decommissioned: | 1 March 1930 |
| Struck: | 12 July 1930 |
| Fate: | Scrapped, 1931 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Clemson-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,215 tons |
| Length: | 314 feet 4 inches (95.81 m) |
| Beam: | 31 feet 8 inches (9.65 m) |
| Draft: | 9 feet 10 inches (3 m) |
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| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
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| Complement: | 130 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 4 × 4 in (102 mm)/50 guns, 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/25 gun, 12 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
USS Robert Smith (DD-324) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Robert Smith (1757–1842), a member of President James Madison's cabinet.
Robert Smith, a steel, flush-deck destroyer, was launched 19 September 1919 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California; sponsored by Miss Jane Cooper; and commissioned 17 March 1921, Lieutenant Commander Paul M. Bates in command.
Departing San Francisco 5 April 1921, Robert Smith headed for her homeport, San Diego, California, to commence operations as flagship, Division 45, 2nd Destroyer Flotilla, U.S. Pacific Fleet. The destroyer cruised along the west coast of the United States and Mexico with the Battle Force, Pacific Fleet, into 1925, assigned to Destroyer Division 35 from September 1922. She conducted extensive gunnery, torpedo, and practice exercises, undergoing annual overhauls at Mare Island Navy Yard. The ship departed Mare Island 19 May 1925 for a cruise with units of the Battle Force. After taking part in maneuvers off Lahaina Roads, Robert Smith departed Pearl Harbor 1 July for Pago Pago, Samoa; Melbourne, Australia; Lyttelton and Wellington, New Zealand; and Tutuila, Samoa, returning to Pearl Harbor on 18 September.
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