USS Little (DD-79)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Little.
USS Little (DD-79/APD-4), a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and World War II. She was the first Navy ship named for George Little (1754–1809).
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USS Little (DD-79), running trials in icy waters, 4 March 1918. | |
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Name | Little |
Namesake | George Little |
Builder | Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts |
Laid down | 18 June 1917 |
Launched | 11 November 1917 |
Commissioned | 6 April 1918 |
Decommissioned | 5 July 1922 |
Reclassified | Fast transport (APD-4) 2 August 1940 |
Recommissioned | 4 November 1940 |
Fate | Sunk 5 September 1942 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Wickes-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,191 tons |
Length | 314 ft 5 in (95.8 m) |
Beam | 30 ft 11 in (9.4 m) |
Draft | 9 ft 2 in (2.8 m) |
Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
Complement | 133 officers and enlisted |
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Little was laid down by Fore River Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts, 18 June 1917, launched 11 November 1917, sponsored by Mrs. Samuel W. Wakeman, and commissioned 6 April 1918, Commander Joseph K. Taussig in command.