- USS Sinclair (DD-275)
USS "Sinclair" (DD-275) was a "Clemson"-class
destroyer in theUnited States Navy . She was named for CaptainArthur Sinclair .History
"Sinclair" was laid down on
15 October 1918 by theBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation ,Squantum, Massachusetts ; launched on2 June 1919 ; sponsored by Mrs. George Barnett, granddaughter of Capt. Sinclair; and commissioned on8 October 1919 , Lt. Cmdr. C. S. Roberts in command.After shakedown, "Sinclair" departed
Newport, Rhode Island on17 January 1920 for theCaribbean . Between7 February and25 February 1920 , she patrolled off the coasts ofHonduras andGuatemala during political unrest in those countries. From13 March to18 March , she assisted in efforts to salvage the submarine, H-l, aground offSanta Margarita Island, California . She then joined the Pacific Fleet for operations offSan Diego, California .On
9 July 1920 , "Sinclair" embarked the Secretary of the Navy and Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet, atSeattle, Washington , and carried them on a tour of ports inAlaska andBritish Columbia . The Secretary of the Navy transferred to USS|Idaho|BB-42|3 on18 July , and the Commander in Chief to USS|New Mexico|BB-40|3 upon returning toPuget Sound on12 August . "Sinclair" then resumed operations off San Diego until decommissioned and placed in reserve there on25 May 1920 .On
27 September 1923 , "Sinclair" was recommissioned as a replacement for one of the seven destroyers wrecked on Point Honda on8 September 1923 . After shakedown at San Diego, she sailed south with theBattle Fleet in January 1924, transited thePanama Canal on the 17th, and participated in exercises during the fleet concentration in the Caribbean from25 January to5 April . After returning to San Diego on22 April , she underwent overhaul at Puget Sound from3 May to13 June and, after a brief visit to San Diego, rejoined the fleet in the Puget Sound area for a summer exercise. She operated at San Diego from1 October 1924 to3 April 1925 , was overhauled at Puget Sound from12 April to19 June , and rejoined the fleet atPearl Harbor on27 June .On
1 July 1925 , "Sinclair" sailed fromHawaii with the Battle Fleet on a goodwill visit to the Southwest Pacific, and visitedMelbourne ,Australia ;Auckland andWellington ,New Zealand ; andAmerican Samoa before returning to San Diego on26 September . She departed San Diego on1 February 1926 for fleet exercises off the Canal Zone, returning on6 March . From15 March to30 April , she received repairs at Bremerton; and, on21 June , departed San Diego with the Battle Fleet for summer exercises off Puget Sound, which lasted until1 September .Again departing San Diego with the Battle Fleet on
17 February 1927 , "Sinclair" transited the Panama Canal on4 March and participated in exercises in the Caribbean until13 April . On24 April , she returned to San Diego and then proceeded toBremerton, Washington for repairs which lasted from4 May to28 June 1927 . She spent the summer training reserves in the Puget Sound area and returned to San Diego on9 September ."Sinclair" underwent overhaul at Puget Sound from
26 March to9 May 1928 and rejoined the fleet at Pearl Harbor on16 May for exercises. Returning to San Diego on23 June , she sailed on5 July for summer exercises in the north, lasting to18 August . From1 September 1928 to15 January 1929 , she operated off San Diego; and, from27 January to21 February , she participated inFleet Problem IX off Panama. She commenced overhaul at Puget Sound on17 March 1929 but was ordered decommissioned instead. After returning to San Diego on8 April 1929 , she was decommissioned there on1 June 1929 .Fate
On
22 November 1930 , "Sinclair" was renamed "Light Target" (IX-37). Due to faulty boilers, however, her conversion to a target ship was cancelled, and she was replaced by USS|Kilty|DD-137|3. She recovered her original name on24 April 1931 and her destroyer designation on11 August 1931 ."Sinclair" was struck from the Navy list on
5 June 1935 and sold on30 August 1935 toLearner and Rosenthal ,Oakland, California , for scrapping.As of 2005, no other ship have been named "Sinclair".
References
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External links
*http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/275.htm
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