USS Mayrant (DD-31)

USS Mayrant (DD-31) at anchor, 1911.
History
United States
NameMayrant
NamesakeCaptain John Mayrant
BuilderWilliam Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia
Cost$673,547.02
Yard number353
Laid down22 April 1909
Launched23 April 1910
Sponsored byMrs. I. B. Beard
Commissioned21 July 1911
Decommissioned20 May 1915
Identification
Recommissioned2 January 1918
Decommissioned12 December 1919
Stricken8 March 1935
FateSold June 28, 1935 to M. Black & Co., Norfolk
Notesdesignated DD‑31, 17 July 1920, so her name could be reused
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 power12,000 ihp (8,900 kW)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 29.5 kn (33.9 mph; 54.6 km/h)
  • 30.22 kn (34.78 mph; 55.97 km/h) (Speed on Trial)
Complement4 officers 98 enlisted
Armament

The first USS Mayrant (DD-31) was a modified Paulding-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Captain John Mayrant.

Mayrant was laid down on 22 April 1909 by William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia; launched on 23 April 1910; sponsored by Mrs. I. B. Beard, great-great-granddaughter of Captain Mayrant; and commissioned on 12 July 1911.

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