U.S.S. Sigourney (1917)
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U.S.S. Sigourney (1917) | |
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Hull Number: | DD-81 |
Builder: | Fore River[1] |
Laid down: | 25 Aug, 1917[2] |
Launched: | 16 Dec, 1917[3] |
Commissioned: | 15 May, 1918[4] |
Decommissioned: | 26 Jun, 1922[5] |
To United Kingdom: | 26 Nov, 1940 |
Fate: | Broken up 1947 |
U.S.S. Sigourney was one of one hundred and eleven Wickes class destroyers completed for the U.S. Navy.
Service
Signourney was commissioned on 15 May, 1918 under the command of Commander Walter N. Vernon.
Captains
- Commander Walter N. Vernon, 15 May, 1918[6] – 29 August, 1918
- Commander William D. Puleston, 29 August, 1918 – 16 October, 1918
- Commander William Ancrum, 16 October, 1918 – 1 November, 1919
- Lieutenant Evan G. Hanson, 4 July, 1921 – 26 June, 1922
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Bauer, K. Jack and Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775-1990: Major Combatants. New York: Greenwood Press.
- 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.
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2008). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The Navy of World War II, 1922-1947. New York: Routledge.