USS Delphy (DD-261) [SEP] vessel class
USS Delphy (DD-261)
USS "Delphy" (DD-261) was a in the United States Navy following World War I. Named for Richard Delphy, she was the flagship of the destroyer group involved in the Honda Point Disaster.
History.
"Delphy" was launched on 18 July 1918 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Squantum, Massachusetts; sponsored by Mrs. W. S. Sims, wife of Rear Admiral William Sims; and commissioned on 30 November 1918, Commander R. A. Dawes in command.
Before joining the Atlantic Fleet
as aged 18, but there is no way to confirm this as fact.
The destroyer USS "Delphy" (DD-261) was named for him.