USS Sloat (DD-316)

USS Sloat (DD-316) in 1927
History
United States
NamesakeJohn Drake Sloat
BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Union Iron Works, San Francisco
Laid down18 January 1919
Launched14 May 1919
Commissioned30 December 1920
Decommissioned2 June 1930
Stricken28 January 1935
FateSunk as a target, 26 June 1935
General characteristics
Class & typeClemson-class destroyer
Displacement1,215 tons
Length314 feet 4+1⁄2 inches (95.82 m)
Beam30 feet 11+1⁄2 inches (9.44 m)
Draft9 feet 4 inches (2.84 m)
Propulsion
  • 26,500 shp (20 MW);
  • geared turbines,
  • 2 screws
Speed35 knots (65 km/h)
Range
  • 4,900 nmi (9,100 km)
  •   @ 15 kt
Complement122 officers and enlisted
Armament4 × 4 in (102 mm)/50 guns, 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/25 gun, 12 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes

The first USS Sloat (DD-316) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for John Drake Sloat.

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