Destroyer Photo Index DD-102 / DM-7 USS MAHAN (original) (raw)
USS MAHAN (DD-102 / DM-7)
Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign - NEQK
CLASS - WICKES (LITTLE)
Built to a different set of plans (Bethlehem) than the Wickes (Bath) the Little versions were
considered less successful than the Bath designed ships, with few remaining in service past 1936.
Displacement 1,154 Tons, Dimensions, 314' 5" (oa) x 31' 8" x 9' 10" (Max)
Armament 4 x 4"/50, 2 x 1pdr AA (1 x 3"/23AA In Some Ships), 12 x 21" tt.
Machinery, 24,200 SHP; Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 35 Knots, Crew 103.
Operational and Building Data
Built by Bethlehem Steel, Quincy, MA (YN 308)
Laid down 04 May 1918
Launched 18 August 1918
Commissioned 24 October 1918
Reclassified light minelayer DM-7 at Boston Navy Yard 17 July 1920
Decommissioned at Philadelphia 01 May 1930 and berthed there until her sale.
Stricken 22 October 1930
Fate Sold 17 January 1931 to Boston Iron & Metal, Baltimore and broken up for scrap.
| Click On Image For Full Size Image | Size | Image Description | Contributed By |
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135k | Rear Adm. Alfred Thayer Mahan, born 27 September 1840 at West Point, New York, graduated from the Naval Academy in 1859 and served with the South Atlantic and western Gulf Blockading Squadrons during the Civil War. Later appointed President of the Naval WarCollege, he served two tours, 1886-89 and 1892-93. His widely admired study, �The Influence of Sea Power Upon History,� and his many other well reasoned and scholarly books and articles have made a major impact upon geopolitical thought and modern theories of world strategy and have established Mahan�s place among history�s great thinkers. Having retired in 1896, he was recalled during the Spanish-American War to serve on the Naval Strategy Board. Among his many activities during the years which followed were service as a delegate to the First Peace Conference at The Hague; as a member of the Board of Visitors, Naval Academy, 1903; with the Senate Commission on Merchant Marine, 1904; as a member of the Commission to Report on the Reorganization of the Navy Department; and as a lecturer at the Naval War College. He died at Washington, D.C. 1 December 1914. Portrait courtesy of the Naval War CollegeMuseum. Donated by the United States Naval Academy. | Bill Gonyo |
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67k | Undated, location unknown. | - |
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50k | Undated, location unknown. | Paul Rebold |
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183k | Undated, location unknown. Photo from collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum. | Darryl Baker |
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192k | Undated, nest of four destroyers alongside USS Shawmut where USS Maury (Destroyer No. 100) and USS Mahan (Destroyer No. 102) are the outboard ships. | Darryl Baker |
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841k | RPPC of engineer's force of USS Mahan, January 1919. | Dave Wright |
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194k | USS Mahan (Destroyer No. 102) and USS Shawmut in Cuba, 1919-1920. Both have Curtiss H-16 flying boats alongside. Photo from collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum. | Darryl Baker |
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67k | View of the USS Mahan (DM-7) probably at Annapolis for a midshipman cruise, circa 1930. Note although designated DM-7, she stil lcarries her destroyer number, with the Mine Force insignia. From the collection of Captain Norman J. Sampson and Captain Robert Roy Sampson's sister. | Bob Sampson |
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61k | As above. | Bob Sampson |
USS MAHAN DD-102 / DM-7 History
View This Vessels DANFS History entry at the Naval History & Heritage Command website
Commanding Officers
Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves
LCDR Franklin Paul Conger Oct 24 1918 - Dec 3 1918
LCDR Jabez Stubbs Lowell Dec 3 1918 - Jul 15 1921
LCDR Aubrey Wray 'Jake' Fitch Jul 15 1921 - Nov 20 1922 (Later ADM)
CDR Andrew Samuel Hickey Nov 20 1922 - Sep 16 1924
LCDR Roscoe Ernest Schuirman Sep 16 1924 - Oct 17 1924 (Later RADM)
LCDR George Nathan Barker Oct 17 1927 - May 29 1929
CDR Frank Robert Berg May 29 1929 - May 1 1930
Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
NavSource Minesweeper Pages, USS Mahan (DM-7)
Tin Can Sailors Website
Destroyer History Foundation
Destroyers Online Website
Official U.S.Navy Destroyer Website
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