USS Smith Thompson (DD-212) [SEP] vessel class
USS Smith Thompson (DD-212)
USS "Smith Thompson" (DD-212) was a "Clemson"-class destroyer in service with the United States Navy from 1919 to 1936. She was intentionally sunk following a collision with , in July 1936.
History.
"Smith Thompson" named for Secretary of the Navy Smith Thompson. She was laid down on 24 March 1919 by William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia; launched on 14 July 1919; sponsored by Mrs. Kate E. Lloyd, granddaughter of Secretary Thompson; and commissioned on 10
Thompson was a founding vice president of the American Bible Society and provided a copy to every officer and enlisted man in the Navy while he was Secretary of the Navy.
In 1919, the USS "Smith Thompson" (DD-212) was named in honor of him on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of Smith Thompson becoming the Secretary of the Navy.
See also.
- List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States
- List of U.S. Supreme Court Justices by time in office
- United