- USS Lardner (DD-286)
The first USS "Lardner" (DD-286) was a "Clemson"-class
destroyer in theUnited States Navy followingWorld War I . She was named forJames L. Lardner .History
"Lardner" was launched by the
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation ,Squantum, Massachusetts ,29 September 1919 ; sponsored by Miss Margaret Large, granddaughter of Rear Admiral Lardner; and commissioned10 December 1919 , Lieutenant Commander M. B. DeMott in command.Assigned to Destroyer Force, Atlantic Fleet, "Lardner" departed
Newport, Rhode Island , forCuba where she participated in tactical exercises, battle practice. and fleet maneuvers. She returned toBoston, Massachusetts 15 May 1920 and operated with destroyer squadrons patrolling off theFlorida coast. On28 August she Joined the reserve fleet atCharleston, South Carolina to train Naval Reservists until departing forJacksonville, Florida , in April 1921."Lardner" operated along the Atlantic coast through 1921 and 1922. In January 1923, she departed Boston and joined the
Scouting Fleet off Cuba and in February joined the Pacific Fleet off Panama. "Lardner" departed for the United States arrivingNorfolk, Virginia 24 April 1923 for refit, then rejoined the Scouting Fleet off theNew England coast until the winter when she sailed for theCaribbean , returning to the United States in the spring of 1924. She patrolled along the Atlantic coast until September 1925, then departedNew York for Guantanamo andHaiti returning to Charleston,28 April 1926 ."Lardner" joined Destroyer Division 27 on
17 June 1926 , visiting several ports in northernEurope . September found "Lardner" offGibraltar and in the Mediterranean, visiting various ports. "Lardner" departed for the United States towing USS|Scorpion|PY-3|2, arriving atPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 12 July 1927 . Between August 1927 and September 1929, "Lardner" continued operations along the Atlantic coast with annual winter cruises to the Caribbean, often training Naval Reservists.Fate
"Lardner" decommissioned at Philadelphia
1 May 1930 , in accordance with theLondon Naval Treaty , and was struck from the Navy Register22 October 1930 . She was sold for scrapping to theBoston Iron & Metal Company ,Baltimore, Maryland ,17 January 1931 .References
*DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/l4/lardner-i.htm
External links
*http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/286.htm
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