USS Tarbell (DD-142)
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 United States
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| Namesake: | Joseph Tarbell |
| Builder: | William Cramp and Sons |
| Laid down: | 31 December 1917 |
| Launched: | 28 May 1918 |
| Commissioned: |
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| Struck: | 13 August 1945 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping 30 November 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Wickes class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,090 tons |
| Length: | 314 ft 4 1⁄2 in (95.822 m) |
| Beam: | 30 ft 11 1⁄4 in (9.430 m) |
| Draft: | 9 ft 10 1⁄4 in (3.004 m) |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement: | 122 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 4 × 4 in (102 mm)/50 guns, 2 × 3 in (76 mm)/23 guns, 12 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
USS Tarbell (DD–142) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the first ship named for Captain Joseph Tarbell.
Tarbell was laid down on 31 December 1917 at Philadelphia by William Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Company, launched on 28 May 1918, sponsored by Miss Virgie Tarbell, and commissioned on 27 November 1918, Commander Halsey Powell in command.
Tarbell operated along the eastern seaboard until September 1919, when she was reassigned to the Pacific Fleet. Based at San Francisco, she served with Destroyer Division 15, of Destroyer Flotilla 5 and Destroyer Squadron 4, until late January 1920 when she joined Division 13 of the same flotilla and squadron. In February, her home yard was changed to Cavite in the Philippines, and in March, the destroyer joined the Asiatic Fleet. Tarbell served on the Asiatic Station until the summer of 1921, when she returned to the Pacific Fleet with her home yard at Puget Sound. She operated with the Pacific Fleet until she was decommissioned on 8 June 1922 and berthed at San Diego, California.
On 29 May 1930, Tarbell was recommissioned and assigned to Destroyer Division 11, Destroyer Squadron 10, Destroyer Squadrons, Battle Fleet. Her home port was San Diego until January 1931, when it was changed to Charleston, South Carolina. However, she remained assigned to the same administrative organization until March, when she was reassigned to Destroyer Division 3 of the Scouting Force. Sometime between July and October 1934, the destroyer changed home ports back to San Diego, but remained a part of the Scouting Force Destroyers. Late in 1936, Tarbell returned to the east coast to prepare for her second decommissioning, this time at Philadelphia.
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