USS Pruitt as DD-347, sometime between 1920 and 1937.
History
United States
Name
Pruitt (DD-347)
Namesake
John H. Pruitt (1896–1918), Medal of Honor recipient
Operator
United States Navy
Builder
Bath Iron Works
Laid down
18 June 1919
Launched
2 August 1920
Sponsored by
Mrs. Belle Pruitt
Commissioned
2 September 1920
Reclassified
Light minelayer (DM-22) 30 June 1937
Miscellaneous auxiliary (AG-101) 5 June 1945
Decommissioned
16 November 1945
Stricken
5 December 1945
Fate
Scrapped 1946
Notes
The last of the "four-stack" destroyers
General characteristics
Class and type
Clemson-class destroyer
Displacement
1,190 long tons (1,210 t)
Length
314 ft 5 in (95.83 m)
Beam
31 ft 8 in (9.65 m)
Draft
9 ft 3 in (2.82 m)
Installed power
26,500 shp (19,800 kW)
Propulsion
2 × geared steam turbines
2 × screws
Speed
35 kn (40 mph; 65 km/h)
Range
4,900 nmi (5,600 mi; 9,100 km) at 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h)
Complement
195 officers and enlisted
Armament
4 × 4 in (100 mm) guns
1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun
12 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
USS Pruitt (DD-347/DM-22/AG-101) was a United States Navy Clemson-class destroyer in commission from 1920 to 1945. She saw service during World War II. She was named for United States Marine Corps Corporal John H. Pruitt, a World War I Medal of Honor recipient who was killed in action Western Front on 4 October 1918[1][2] during the Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge.
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