USS Ammen (DD-35)

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USS Ammen (DD-35), undated, location unknown.jpg
USS Ammen (DD-35), undated, location unknown. Prior to World War I.
History
United States
NameAmmen
NamesakeRear Admiral Daniel Ammen
BuilderNew York Shipbuilding Company, Camden, New Jersey
Cost$655,075.13[1]
Laid down29 March 1910
Launched20 September 1910
Sponsored byMiss Ethel C. Andrews
Commissioned23 May 1911
Decommissioned11 December 1919
Stricken5 July 1934
Identification
Fate
NotesAmmen lost her name to new construction on 1 July 1933
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Ex-USS Ammen (DD-35) in Coast Guard service as USCG Ammen (CG-8).
United States
NameAmmen
Acquired28 April 1924[2]
Commissioned22 January 1925[2]
Decommissioned18 May 1931[2]
IdentificationHull symbol:CG-8
FateTransferred back to the United States Navy
General characteristics [3]
Class and type Paulding-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)[5]
Installed power12,000 ihp (8,900 kW)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 29.5 kn (33.9 mph; 54.6 km/h)
  • 30.48 kn (35.08 mph; 56.45 km/h) (Speed on Trial)[5]
Complement4 officers 87 enlisted[4]
Armament

The first USS Ammen (DD-35) was a Paulding-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated as CG-8. She was named for Rear Admiral Daniel Ammen.

Construction[]

Ammen was laid down on 29 March 1910 by the New York Shipbuilding Company, Camden, New Jersey; launched on 20 September 1910; sponsored by Miss Ethel C. Andrews; and commissioned at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 23 May 1911. Construction cost $655,075.13 (hull and machinery).[1]

World War I[]

Following commissioning, Ammen was assigned to the Atlantic Fleet. She operated with the along the east coast. Upon the outbreak of World War I in Europe in 1914, Ammen began neutrality patrols and escort duty along the east coast. After the United States entered the conflict in April 1917, Ammen sailed for the Bahamas on a reconnaissance mission. When she returned to the United States, the destroyer entered the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 6 May to be fitted out for overseas service. Ammen was assigned to Division 9, , and sailed on 18 June for St. Nazaire, France.

After the arrival of the convoy at St. Nazaire on 2 July, Ammen proceeded to Queenstown, Ireland, and was attached to American naval forces based there. The ship carried out convoy escort duty between Ireland and France, patrolled off the Irish coast for enemy submarines, and went to the aid of vessels in distress. Ammen returned to the United States in January 1919. She made a cruise to the Gulf of Mexico before going out of commission at Philadelphia on 11 December 1919. The vessel was designated DD-35 on 17 July 1920.

Inter-war period[]

Ammen remained at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania until 28 April 1924, when she was transferred to the Coast Guard, in whose hands she was redesignated CG-8. Ammen was one of 20 destroyers that formed the Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Force, established to help suppress bootlegging.

On 22 May 1931, Ammen was returned to the Navy, but she performed no further active service. Her name was dropped on 1 July 1933, and thereafter she was referred to as DD-35. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 5 July 1934 and sold to , Brooklyn, New York.

Sources[]

  1. ^ a b "Table 21 – Ships on Navy List June 30, 1919". Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office: 762. 1921.
  2. ^ a b c Record of Movements Vessels of the United States Coast Guard 1790 -December 31, 1933 (PDF). Washington: TREASURY DEPARTMENT. 1989. p. 66.
  3. ^ "USS Ammen (DD-35)". Navsource.org. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Table 16 – Ships on Navy List June 30, 1919". Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office: 749. 1921.
  5. ^ a b "Table 10 – Ships on Navy List June 30, 1919". Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office: 714. 1921.
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