USS Perry (DD-11)

USS Perry (DD-11)

The second USS "Perry" (DD-11) was a "Bainbridge"-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry.

"Perry" was laid down on 19 April 1899 by Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California; launched on 27 October 1900; sponsored by Miss Maude O'Connor; and commissioned on 4 September 1902, Lieutenant Theodore C. Fenton in command.

"Perry" was assigned to the Pacific Torpedo Flotilla and based at Mare Island until the United States entered World War I. Her operations took her as far north as Alaska and south along the coast of Mexico; and in the fall of 1908, combined fleet maneuvers took her to Hawaii.

Perhaps the highlight of the torpedo boat destroyer’s career came during the earthquake which struck San Francisco on 18 April 1906 and the resulting fire which devastated the city. For four sleepless days after they were awakened by severe rolling and pitching of their ship before dawn on 18 April, the indefatigable crew labored to save the western metropolis by fighting fires; patrolling districts where stores, warehouses, and homes were threatened by looters; and providing medical aid to countless injured men, women, and children.

When the United States entered World War I, "Perry" patrolled off the California Coast until steaming to Panama where, beginning on 28 July 1917, she guarded the entrance to the vital canal. On 30 May 1918, she sailed for Key West for patrol duty in the Florida Keys. After the Armistice, she got under way for the Delaware Bay, on 29 January 1919, and remained at the Philadelphia Navy Yard until decommissioning 2 July. "Perry's" name was struck from the Navy List on 15 September 1919, and she was sold for scrapping on 5 January 1920.

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External links

* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/011.htm Photos of USS "Perry"]

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