USS Palmer underway, at high speed, probably during sea trials
History
United States
Name
USS Palmer
Namesake
James Shedden Palmer
Builder
Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down
29 May 1918
Launched
18 August 1918
Commissioned
22 November 1918
Decommissioned
31 May 1922
Recommissioned
7 August 1940
Fate
Sunk in battle, 7 January 1945
General characteristics
Class and type
Wickes-class destroyer
Displacement
1,191 long tons (1,210 t)
Length
314 ft 5 in (95.83 m)
Beam
31 ft 8 in (9.65 m)
Draft
9 ft 2 in (2.79 m)
Propulsion
Steam turbines
Speed
35 kn (40 mph; 65 km/h)
Complement
122 officers and enlisted
Armament
4 × 4 in (100 mm) guns, 2 × 3 in (76 mm) anti-aircraft guns, 12 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
USS Palmer (DD-161) was a Wickes-class destroyer of the United States Navy, later converted to a minesweeper and reclassified as DMS-5. She was named for Rear Admiral James Shedden Palmer USN (1810–1867).
Palmer was laid down on 29 May 1918 by Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts. The ship was launched on 18 August 1918, sponsored by Mrs. Robert C. Hilliard, and commissioned on 22 November 1918.
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