- USS Murray (DD-97)
The second USS "Murray" (DD-97) was a "Wickes"-class
destroyer in theUnited States Navy duringWorld War I . She was named for Commodore Alexander Murray and Commodore Murray's grandson, Alexander Murray.History
"Murray" was laid down
22 December 1917 byFore River Shipbuilding Corporation , Quincy,Massachusetts ; launched8 June 1918 ; sponsored by MissAlice S. Guthrie ; and commissioned at Boston21 August 1918 , Lieutenant CommanderR. G. Walling in command.During her 4 years of operations along the East Coast and in the
Caribbean with the Atlantic Fleet, "Murray" aided in postwar development of antisubmarine and mine warfare techniques. She was reclassified to a lightminelayer (DM-2)17 July 1920 , and received alterations necessary to her new role. She decommissioned at Philadelphia1 July 1922 , and lay there in reserve until stricken from the Navy list7 January 1936 . She was sold for scrapping29 September 1936 toSchiavone-Bonomo Corporation , New York City.ee also
*See USS "Murray" for other ships of this name.
*List of United States Navy destroyers References
*DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/m16/murray-ii.htm
External links
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/097.htm NavSource DD-97]
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