USSHenshaw
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USSHenshaw |
| Namesake | David Henshaw |
| Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation,Squantum Victory Yard |
| Launched | 28 June 1919 |
| Commissioned | 10 December 1919 |
| Decommissioned | 11 March 1930 |
| Stricken | 22 July 1930 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 14 November 1930 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Clemson-classdestroyer |
| Displacement | 1,308 tons |
| Length | 314 ft 4 in (95.81 m) |
| Beam | 30 ft 11 in (9.42 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 35knots(65 km/h) |
| Range | 4,900nm@ 15 kn (9,100 km @ 28 km/h) |
| Complement | 122 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 4 ×4 in (100 mm)guns, 1 ×3 in (76 mm)gun, 12 ×21 inch (533 mm)torpedo tubes |
USSHenshaw(DD-278)was aClemson-classdestroyerin theUnited States NavyfollowingWorld War I.She was named forSecretary of the NavyDavid Henshaw.
Built by theBethlehem Shipbuilding CorporationofSquantum, Massachusetts,Henshawwas launched 28 June 1919, with Miss Ethel H. Dempsey as sponsor. She commissioned atBoston, Massachusetts,on 10 December 1919.
Service history
[edit]The new destroyer sailed toNewport, Rhode Island,fortorpedoesandammunitionand from there left for theCaribbean,arriving atGuantanamo9 February 1920. From 24 February until 4 MarchHenshawwas part of the Navy fleet standing offPort Cortes,Honduras,to protect American lives and interests in case of arevolutiontaking place inGuatemala.Once it was clear that a revolution was not going to occur, she sailed for theWest Coast,joining the destroyer squadron,Pacific Fleet,atSan Diego, California,on 1 April. Her first duty was to escort thePrince of Wales,laterEdward VIII,inRenowninto and out of San Diego on 7–8 April.
After exercises with the fleet off theCaliforniacoast,Henshawsailed toSeattle, Washington,where on 10 July she joined the cruise ofJosephus Daniels,Secretary of the Navy,AdmiralHugh Rodman,Commander of the Pacific Fleet, andJohn B. Payne,Secretary of the Interior.While inspectingAlaskancoal and oil fields, and looking for possible fleet anchorages, the cruise touched at nine northern ports, includingKetchikan,Sitka,Dundas Bay,andJuneau,beforeHenshawreturned to San Diego on 17 August. During the cruise she had been visited by all the dignitaries involved, and had transportedThomas Riggs Jr.,Governorof the territory of Alaska, and his party, from Sitka to Juneau. Training and battle exercises along the California coast and an occasional run toPuget Soundwith passengers occupiedHenshawuntil 15 June 1922, when she decommissioned at San Diego.
Recommissioning there on 27 September 1923Henshawagain served with the destroyer squadron, Pacific Fleet. Her itinerary for 1924 typifies her activities for the next 6 years; departing San Diego on 2 January, she transited thePanama Canaland engaged in tactical maneuvers with the combined fleets in the Caribbean, returning to San Diego on 24 April. After overhaul atBremerton, Washington,she returned to California for further exercises and training. In 1925 this routine was slightly varied, as the fleet exercises took place offPearl HarborandLahaina Roads,Hawaii.
Henshawdecommissioned at San Diego on 11 March 1930. Her name was stricken 22 July 1930 and she was sold for scrapping on 14 November 1930.
References
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This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.The entry can be foundhere.
