USS Crane

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USS Crane underway
History
US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameCrane
Namesake William M. Crane
Builder Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California
Laid down7 January 1918
Launched4 July 1918
Commissioned18 April 1919
Decommissioned7 June 1922
Recommissioned18 December 1939
Decommissioned14 November 1945
Stricken19 December 1945
FateSold 1 November 1946
General characteristics
Class and type Wickes-class destroyer
Displacement1,060 tons
Length314 ft 5 in (95.8 m)
Beam31 ft 9 in (9.7 m)
Draft8 ft 6 in (2.6 m)
Speed35 knots (65 km/h)
Complement100 officers and enlisted
Armament

USS Crane (DD-109) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for naval officer William M. Crane.

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Crane was launched on 4 July 1918 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California; sponsored by Mrs. M. McGuire; and commissioned on 18 April 1919.

Service history

Clearing San Francisco 21 April 1919, Crane arrived at Newport, Rhode Island, 13 May. She sailed for duty in European waters on 5 June, visiting ports in England and France and joining the escort for George Washington carrying President Woodrow Wilson to the peace conference. Returning to New York on 27 July, Crane was assigned to the Pacific Fleet, and arrived at San Francisco on 1 September. Here she participated in the naval review, during which she was visited by Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels on 4 September. After operations off the coast of Washington, Crane was placed in reserve at San Diego 26 January 1920, participating in occasional maneuvers until decommissioned on 7 June 1922, at San Diego.

Recommissioned on 18 December 1939, Crane joined the Neutrality Patrol in the Pacific Ocean. She continued patrols and provided training for naval reservists and armed guard crews until the outbreak of World War II.

World War II

Crane remained on the west coast on anti-submarine patrol, local escort duty, training exercises, and screening duty for amphibious exercises until 22 April 1944, when she was assigned to the West Coast Sound Training School. After the war she departed San Diego on 2 October 1945, arrived at Philadelphia on 19 October; was decommissioned on 14 November 1945; and sold on 1 November 1946.

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