USS Schley (DD-103)
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 United States
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| Namesake: | Winfield Scott Schley |
| Builder: | Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California |
| Laid down: | 29 October 1917 |
| Launched: | 28 March 1918 |
| Commissioned: | 20 September 1918 to 1 June 1922 |
| Recommissioned: | 3 October 1940 |
| Decommissioned: | 9 November 1945 |
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| Struck: | 5 December 1945 |
| Fate: | Sold and broken up for scrap, 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Wickes class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,185 tons |
| Length: | 314 ft 4 1⁄2 in (95.822 m) |
| Beam: | 30 ft 11 1⁄4 in (9.430 m) |
| Draft: | 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement: | 133 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 4 × 4 in (100 mm), 2 × 1 pdr (0.454 kg), 12 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
USS Schley (DD-103) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later designated, APD-14 in the World War II. She was the first ship named in honor of Winfield Scott Schley.
Schley was laid down on 29 October 1917 by Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California; launched on 28 March 1918; sponsored by Miss Eleanor Martin; and commissioned on 20 September 1918, Commander Robert C. Giffen in command.
Schley sailed from San Diego on 10 October 1918 for the east coast and, on 12 November, departed New York for the Mediterranean. On 24 January 1919 at Taranto, Italy, she embarked Rear Admiral Mark L. Bristol, Senior American Naval Officer in Turkey, and transported him to Constantinople. Schley next assumed duty in the Adriatic, acting as station ship at Pola, Italy, from 17 February to 15 April, and then visiting Italian and Yugoslav ports on the Adriatic until heading for the United States on 2 July. Schley returned to San Diego on 8 September 1919 and, except for trips to San Francisco for repairs, remained there until she was placed out of commission, in reserve, on 1 June 1922.
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