Career (US)
Namesake:	John A. Dahlgren
Builder:	Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company
Laid down:	8 June 1918
Launched:	20 November 1918
Commissioned:	6 January 1920
Decommissioned:	14 December 1945
Struck:	8 June 1946
Fate:	sold 17 June 1946
General characteristics
Class and type:	Clemson-class destroyer
Displacement:	1,190 tons
Length:	314 ft 5 in (95. Rear Admiral John Adolphus Bernard Dahlgren, USN ( November 13, 1809 &ndash July 12, 1870) son of Bernhard Ulrik Dahlgren merchant and Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding ( NGS) formerly called Northrop Grumman Newport News ( NGNN) or Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. History Fourteen ships of the class were involved in the Honda Point Disaster in 1923 of which seven were lost In naval terminology a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance Warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, Convoy 83 m)
Beam:	31 ft 9 in (9. 68 m)
Draft:	9 ft 4 in (2. 84 m)
Propulsion:	26,500 SHP (20 MW); geared turbines, 2 screws
Speed:	35 knots (65 km/h)
Range:	4,900 nmi (9,100 km)   @ 15 kt
Complement:	111 officers and enlisted
Armament:	4 × 4 in. A nautical mile or sea mile is a unit of Length. It corresponds approximately to one minute of Latitude along any meridian. /50 (102/50 mm), 3 × 3 in. /23 (76/23 mm), 12 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes.

USS Dahlgren (DD-187/AG-91) was a Clemson-class destroyer which served in the United States Navy during World War II. History Fourteen ships of the class were involved in the Honda Point Disaster in 1923 of which seven were lost In naval terminology a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance Warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, Convoy World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

She was named for Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren (1809–1870), and was the second ship of three which served in the US Navy to receive the name. Rear Admiral John Adolphus Bernard Dahlgren, USN ( November 13, 1809 &ndash July 12, 1870) son of Bernhard Ulrik Dahlgren merchant and

History

Dahlgren was launched 20 November 1918 by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia; sponsored by Mrs. The ceremonies involved in naming and launching naval ships are based in traditions thousands of years old Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding ( NGS) formerly called Northrop Grumman Newport News ( NGNN) or Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Newport News is an Independent city in Virginia. It is at the south-western end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River J. Pierce, daughter of R. Adm. Dahlgren; and commissioned 6 January 1920, Commander L. Commissioning is the act or ceremony of placing a ship in active service Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Sahm in command.

Dahlgren joined the Atlantic Fleet for exercises and training along the east coast, in Mexican waters, off Guantanamo Bay and in the Panama Canal Zone. The United States Fleet Forces Command (USFLTFORCOM of the United States Navy is the part of the Navy responsible for operations in and around the Atlantic Ocean. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Guantánamo Bay ( Spanish Bahía de Guantánamo) is a bay located in Guantánamo Province at the south-eastern end of Cuba The Panama Canal Zone (Zona del Canal de Panamá was a 553 square mile (1432 km² territory inside of Panama, consisting of the Panama Canal and an area generally She took part in the Presidential Fleet Review at Norfolk, Virginia in April 1921, and in bombing tests on former German ships off the Virginia coast that summer. This page describes reviews of the US Fleet For Fleet Reviews of the Royal Navy, see Fleet Review Royal Navy, or for reviews of other national navies see Norfolk is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state On 30 June 1922 she was placed out of commission at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə

Recommissioned 25 October 1932, Dahlgren stood out of Norfolk 7 November for San Diego, California, arriving 30 November. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Destroyer operations engaged her along the west coast until April 1934 when fleet exercises brought her to the Atlantic. In January 1935 she returned to San Diego. After a period of similar operations on the west coast, she sailed again for the east on 1 July 1937, and having rescued the crew of a Coast Guard seaplane in passage, arrived at New York 21 July 1937. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A seaplane is a Fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing (alighting on water Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. She served in engineering experiments until 14 June 1940. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

World War II service in the Atlantic

Dahlgren sailed out of Norfolk and Newport, Rhode Island on patrols and escorted submarines in their training, and from January to 1 April 1941 she served in the Patuxent River, Maryland, in experiments in ordnance and submarine detection. Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, Virginia, is a base of the United States Navy, supporting naval forces operating in the Atlantic Ocean, The Naval Station Newport (NAVSTA Newport is a United States Navy base located in the towns of Newport and Middletown, Rhode Island. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Patuxent River is a Tributary of the Chesapeake Bay in the state of Maryland. Through the summer of 1941 she tested a variable pitch propeller, and subsequently escorted a new cruiser during her trials. A controllable pitch propeller (CPP or variable pitch propeller is a special type of Propeller with blades that can be rotated around their long axis to change their A cruiser is a large type of Warship, which had its prime period from the late 19th century to the end of the Cold War. On 4 January 1942 Dahlgren arrived at Key West to escort Washington (BB-56) in operations in the Gulf of Mexico. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Key West is a city in Monroe County Florida, United States. The city encompasses Key West, the namesake island the part of Stock Island Service in the Atlantic March – July 1942 Her shakedown and underway training ranged along the eastern seaboard and into the Gulf of Mexico and lasted through American The Gulf of Mexico ( Spanish: Golfo de México) is the ninth largest Body of water in the world She returned to New York 8 February for a brief period of coastal patrol, and on 24 March sailed to Key West to serve the Fleet Sonar School and carry out patrols. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland The Fleet Sonar School was a United States Navy facility in Key West, Florida for the training of Service personnel in Sonar techniques and equipment During these operations, she rescued 57 survivors of the torpedoed tanker SS Pennsylvania Sun on 15 July 1942, and nine survivors of the blimp K-74 on 19 July 1943. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

On 11 January 1945, Dahlgren arrived at Charleston, South Carolina to operate with submarines in training until 1 March, when she was reclassified AG-91. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Charleston is a city in Charleston county in the US state of South Carolina. A submarine is a Watercraft that can operate independently below water as distinct from a Submersible that has only limited underwater capability Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant She served the Mine Warfare Test Station at Solomons Island, Maryland, until 16 November 1945 when she moored at Philadelphia Navy Yard. Solomons is a community and Census-designated place (CDP in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, formerly Navy Yard, was the first Naval shipyard of the United States. There she was decommissioned 14 December 1945, and sold 17 June 1946. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

References

• This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships ( DANFS for short is the primary reference work for the basic facts about every Ship ever used The entry can be found here.
• Richard Worth (2001). Fleets of World War II. Da Capo Press. ISBN 0-306-81116-2.

External links

• navsource.org: USS Dahlgren
• hazegray.org: USS Dahlgren