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USS HOWARD (DD-179 / DMS-7 / AG-106)

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 December 9 1918.
Launched April 26 1919 and commissioned January 29 1920.
Decommissioned May 27 1922, Recommissioned August 29 1940.
Reclassified High Speed Minesweeper DMS-7 November 19 1940.
Reclassified Auxiliary AG-106 June 5 1945.
Decommissioned October 11 1945.
Stricken December 19 1945.
Fate Sold June 14 1946 and broken up for scrap.
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Howard 119kUndated, location unknown.Joe Radigan
Howard 134k"Red Lead Row" at the San Diego Destroyer Base, date unknown. This is where most of the inactivated flush deck destroyers rested. Six boats up from the bottom are two Eagle Boats sandwiched in among the flush deckers. Visible are the USS Walker (DD-163), USS O'Bannion (DD-177), and USS Hpward (DD-179) (far back). Photos from Warship Boneyards, by Kit and Carolyn Bonner.Robert Hurst
Howard 119kEnroute to the invasion of Africa, Operation Torch. November 29 1942. NARA photo 20769.Gary Metz
Howard 114kCirca 1944 as DMS-7.Marc Piché
USS HOWARD DD-179 / DMS-7 / AG-106 History
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NavSource Minesweeper Pages, USS Howard (DMS-7)
Tin Can Sailors Website
Destroyer History Foundation
Destroyers Online Website
Official U.S.Navy Destroyer Website

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