U.S.S. Sproston (1918)
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| Hull Number: | DD-173 |
| Builder: | Union Iron Works[1] |
| Laid down: | 20 Apr, 1918[2] |
| Launched: | 10 Aug, 1918[3] |
| Commissioned: | 11 Jul, 1919[4] |
| Decommissioned: | 15 Aug, 1922[5] |
| Stricken: | 1 Dec, 1936[6] |
| Expended: | 20 Jul, 1937[7] |
| Fate: | as target |
U.S.S. Sproston was one of one hundred and eleven Wickes class destroyers completed for the U.S. Navy.
Service
Sproston was commissioned on 12 July, 1919. She proceeded to Hawaii and was assigned to the Pacific Fleet in the fall of 1919.
Captains
- Lieutenant Commander Charles C. Moses, 28 December, 1920[8]
- Commander Reuben L. Walker, 14 October, 1921[9]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 433.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 433.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 433.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 433.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 433.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 433.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 433.
- ↑ "The Navy Gazette". Army and Navy Register. 1 January, 1921. Vol. LXIX, No. 2,111, p. 16.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1922. pp. 24-25.
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