Design and construction USS Colhoun (DD-85)

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colhoun 1 of 111 wickes-class destroyers built united states navy between 1917 , 1919. she, along 25 of sisters, constructed @ fore river shipyard shipyards in quincy, massachusetts using specifications , detail designs drawn bethlehem steel.


she had standard displacement of 1,060 tonnes (1,040 long tons; 1,170 short tons) overall length of 315 feet 5 inches (96.14 m), beam of 31 feet 9 inches (9.68 m) , draught of 9 feet 2 inches (2.79 m). on trials, harding reached speed of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph). armed 4 4-inch (102 mm)/50 caliber guns , twelve 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes. had regular crew complement of 100 officers , enlisted men. driven 2 curtis steam turbines powered 4 yarrow boilers.


specifics on colhoun s performance not known, 1 of group of wickes-class destroyers designed bethlehem steel, built different design liberty type destroyers constructed detail designs drawn bath iron works, used parsons or westinghouse turbines. non- liberty type destroyers deteriorated badly in service, , in 1929 60 of group retired navy. actual performance of these ships far below intended specifications in fuel economy, able make 2,300 nautical miles (4,300 km; 2,600 mi) @ 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) instead of design standard of 3,100 nautical miles (5,700 km; 3,600 mi) @ 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph). class suffered problems turning , weight.


colhoun first commissioned in u.s. navy named edmund colhoun. second colhoun fletcher-class destroyer commissioned in 1944.








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