U.S.S. James K. Paulding (1920)

U.S.S. James K. Paulding (1920)
Hull Number:	DD-238
Builder:	New York Shipbuilding
Laid down:	31 Jul, 1918
Launched:	20 Apr, 1920
Commissioned:	30 Sep, 1920
Decommissioned:	10 Feb, 1931
Stricken:	25 Jan, 1937
Sold:	16 Mar, 1939
Fate:	Broken up

U.S.S. James K. Paulding was one of one hundred and fifty-six Clemson Class destroyers completed for the U.S. Navy.

Service

James K. Paulding commissioned on 29 November, 1920 with Lieutenant Herbert W. Jackson in command.

Captains

• Lieutenant Herbert W. Jackson, 29 November, 1920 – before 1 January, 1921
• Lieutenant Commander Richard R. Mann, 21 February, 1921 – 17 June, 1922
• Lieutenant Commander Oliver M. Read, Jr., 17 June, 1922 – 2 July, 1925
• Lieutenant Commander Richard P. Myers, 2 July, 1925 – 10 March, 1927
• Lieutenant Commander Leo H. Thebaud, 10 March, 1927 – 3 January, 1928
• Lieutenant Commander Frederick G. Reinicke, 3 January, 1928 – 20 July, 1929
• Lieutenant Commander Sherwood Picking, 20 July, 1929 – 10 February, 1931

See Also

• Wikipedia

Bibliography

• Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
• Chesneau, Roger (editor) (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
• Friedman, Norman (1985). U.S. Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. (on Amazon.com).
• Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.