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USS BURNS (DD-171 / DM-11)

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
Laid down by Union Iron Works, San Francisco on April 15 1918.
Launched July 4 1918 and commissioned August 7 1919.
Reclassified Light Minelayer DM-11 July 20 1920.
Decommissioned June 2 1930.
Stricken November 18 1930.
Fate Sold and broken up for scrap in 1932.
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Burns 26kOtway Burns was born at Queen's Creek, near Swaneboro, N.C., in 1775 and developed a keen ability at navigation while sailing the sounds, rivers, inlets, and creeks near his home. When the War of 1812 came, he secured letters of marque and reprisal for the schooner Snap Dragon. He and his privateer made three cruises during which he had several encounters with British warships and captured a number of valuable prizes. Following the war, Burns resumed shiphuilding activities at Beaufort, S.C. He also spent 13 years in the North Carolina general assembly. In 1835, President Andrew Jackson appointed Burns to be keeper of the Brant Island Shoal Light. He retained that position until his death on 25 August 1850.Bill Gonyo
Burns 56kUndated, location unknown.Robert L. Larzalere
USS Siboney, CVE 112,
EM, 1946-1948.
Burns 149kCirca 1924, location unknown.Brian DelMastro
Burns 68kMatsonia (U.S. Passenger Steamship, 1913) Photographed on 14 April 1926. USS Burns (DD-171/DM-11) is in the left background. Matsonia served as USS Matsonia (ID # 1589) in 1918-19. Courtesy of the San Francisco Maritime Museum, San Francisco, California, 1972. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.Fred Weiss
USS BURNS DD-171 / DM-11 History
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