USS Ammen (DD-35)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Ammen.

USS Ammen (DD-35), undated, location unknown. Prior to World War I.
History
United States
NameAmmen
NamesakeRear Admiral Daniel Ammen
BuilderNew York Shipbuilding Company, Camden, New Jersey
Cost$655,075.13
Laid down29 March 1910
Launched20 September 1910
Commissioned23 May 1911
Decommissioned11 December 1919
Stricken5 July 1934
Identification
Fate
NotesAmmen lost her name to new construction on 1 July 1933
United States
NameAmmen
Acquired28 April 1924
Commissioned22 January 1925
Decommissioned18 May 1931
IdentificationHull symbol:CG-8
FateTransferred back to the United States Navy
General characteristics
Class & typePaulding-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 742 long tons (754 t) normal
  • 887 long tons (901 t) full load
Length293 ft 10 in (89.56 m)
Beam27 ft (8.2 m)
Draft8 ft 4 in (2.54 m) (mean)
Installed power
  • 4 × boilers
  • 12,000 ihp (8,900 kW)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 29.5 kn (33.9 mph; 54.6 km/h)
  • 30.48 kn (35.08 mph; 56.45 km/h) (Speed on Trial)
Complement4 officers 87 enlisted
Armament

The first USS Ammen (DD-35) was a Paulding-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated as CG-8. She was named for Rear Admiral Daniel Ammen.

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