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USS PAUL HAMILTON (DD-307)

CLASS - CLEMSON As Built.
Displacement 1,215 Tons, Dimensions, 314' 5" (oa) x 31' 8" x 9' 10" (Max)
Armament 4 x 4"/50, 1 x 3"/23AA, 12 x 21" tt..
Machinery, 26,500 SHP; Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 35 Knots, Crew 114
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bethlehem Steel, San Francisco September 25 1918.
Launched February 21 1919 and commissioned September 24 1920.
Decommissioned January 20 1930.
Stricken July 8 1930.
Fate Sold and broken up for scrap in 1931.
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Hamilton 22kThe ship's namesake, Revolutionary War hero Paul Hamilton.Steven A. Cardali
Hamilton 80kUndated, location unknown.Scott ?
Hamilton 97kUndated USS Paul Hamilton (DD-307) sitting out of the water while under inspection. Note the sea growth that covers her hull, struts, propellers, and rudder. Note the 3"/23 AA gun mounted on the aft deck (Treasure Island Museum). Photo from Warship Boneyards, by Kit and Carolyn Bonner.Scott ?
Hamilton 63kPhoto #: NH 42813: USS Paul Hamilton (DD-307) at anchor, during the early 1920s. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.Fabio Peņa
Hamilton 40kPhoto #: NH 90450: USS Paul Hamilton (DD-307) photographed during the 1920s. Courtesy of Charles Sass, 1979. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.Fabio Peņa
Hamilton 100kUSS Paul Hamilton (DD-307) anchored off San Diego, California, circa 1920. Photographed by the Pier Studio, San Diego. Courtesy of ESKC Joseph L. Aguillard, USNR, 1969. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.Fred Weiss
Hamilton 84kDestroyer Division THIRTY-THREE moored together off San Diego, California, on 16 April 1921. Photographed by the Pier Studio, San Diego. These ships are (from left to right): USS Stoddert (DD-302); USS Paul Hamilton (DD-307); USS Reno (DD-303); USS Kennedy (DD-306); USS Thompson (DD-305) and USS Farquhar (DD-304) Courtesy of ESKC Joseph L. Aguillard, USNR, 1969. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.Fred Weiss
Hamilton 108k"Old Hen and Chickens" USS Kanawha (AO-1) with thirteen destroyers alongside, off San Diego, California, during the early 1920s. Photographed by Bunnell, 414 E Street, San Diego. Ships present are (from left to right): USS Meade (DD-274); USS Evans (DD-78); USS Kennedy (DD-306); USS Aaron Ward (DD-132); USS Woolsey (DD-77); USS Wickes (DD-75); USS Buchanan (DD-131); USS Kanawha; USS Farquhar (DD-304); USS Paul Hamilton (DD-307); USS Thompson (DD-305); USS Reno (DD-303); USS Stoddert (DD-302) and USS Philip (DD-76) Collection of Chief Quartermaster John Harold, USN. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.Fred Weiss
Hamilton 78kUSS Farquhar (DD-304) In San Diego harbor, California, circa the early 1920s. USS Reno (DD-303) is in the right distance, and the bow of USS Paul Hamilton (DD-307) is visible at left. Probably photographed by the Pier Studio, San Diego. Courtesy of ESKC Joseph L. Aguillard, USNR, 1969. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.Fred Weiss
Hamilton 104kUSS Decatur (DD-341) underway during the Fleet Review, 4 June 1927. USS Paul Hamilton (DD-307) is partially visible in the left distance. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.Fred Weiss
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