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USS KILTY (DD-137 / IX-37 / APD-15)

CLASS - WICKES As Built.
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
Laid down by Mare Island Navy Yard on December 15 1917.
Launched April 25 1918 and commissioned December 17 1918.
Decommissioned at San Diego on June 5 1922.
Recommissioning on December 18 1939.
Reclassified Light target No. 3 (IX-37) August 11 1931.
Reclassified back to destroyer DD-137 April 16 1932.
Converted to High Speed Transport APD- 15 March 1 1943.
Reclassified back to destroyer DD-137 July 20 1945.
Decommissioned at San Diego on November 2 1945 and berthed there until her sale.
Stricken November 16 1945.
Fate Sold August 26 1946 to National Metal & Steel, Terminal Island, CA and broken up for scrap.
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Kilty 65kRear Admiral Augustus H. Kilty, born in 1807 at Annapolis, Md., was appointed Midshipman 4 July 1821. He served in Pacific, Asiatic, Mediterranean, and African waters. In February 1832 he took part in Commodore George Reid's operations in defense of American merchantmen at Quallah Batto. During the Civil War, he was conspicuous for his skill and bravery at Island No. 10 and Fort Pillow. He commanded an expedition to White River, Ark.; during this operation he was severely wounded 17 June 1862, causing the loss of his left arm. He was commissioned Rear Admiral 13 July 1870 and died 10 November 1879.Bill Gonyo
Kilty 135kUndated, location unknown.Ed Zajkowski
Kilty 152kUSS Kilty (DD 137) departing Mare Island on sea trials on March 14, 1917.Darryl Baker
Kilty 86kJanuary 1920 at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.Marc Piché/Robert Hurst
Kilty 129kUSS Kilty (DD 137) departing Mare Island on June 17, 1942. She was under repair at the yard from June 2-17, 1942.Darryl Baker
USS KILTY DD-137 / IX-37 / APD-15 History
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Commanding Officers
Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves

LCDR Timothy Jerome Keleher    Dec 17 1918 - ? (Later RADM)
LCDR S. G. Kelly    ? 1940 - ?
As the APD-15
LCDR Dominic Lewis Mattie    ? 1943 - ? (Later RADM)
LCDR Lloyd G. Benson    ? 1944 - 1945
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: Curt Clark, Secretary Four Stack APD Veterans
Address: 3384 Grim Ave., San Diego, CA 92104
Phone: 619-282-0971
E-mail: apdsec@cox.net

Note About Contacts.

The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
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