U.S.S. Swasey (1919)
From The Dreadnought Project
U.S.S. Swasey (1919) | |
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Hull Number: | DD-273 |
Builder: | Fore River, Squantum Yard[1] |
Laid down: | 27 Aug, 1918[2] |
Launched: | 7 May, 1919[3] |
Commissioned: | 8 Aug, 1919[4] |
Decommissioned: | 10 Jun, 1922[5] |
Mined: | 27 Sep, 1944[6] |
Fate: | as H.M.S. Rockingham |
U.S.S. Swasey was one of one hundred and fifty-six Clemson Class destroyers completed for the U.S. Navy.
Service
After completing fitting out and sailing to the west coast, Swasey was assigned to the Pacific Fleet. She arrived at Pearl Harbor in the fall of 1919.
Captains
- Commander Forde A. Todd, before 1920[7]
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