USS Mayrant (DD-31) [SEP] vessel class
USS Mayrant (DD-31)
The first USS "Mayrant" (DD-31) was a modified in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Captain John Mayrant.
"Mayrant" was laid down on 22 April 1909 by William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia; launched on 23 April 1910; sponsored by Mrs. I. B. Beard, great-great-granddaughter of Captain Mayrant; and commissioned on 12 July 1911, Lieutenant Commander C. P. Nelson in command.
Pre-World War I.
Following her
USS Mayrant (DD-402)
The second USS "Mayrant" (DD-402) was a in the United States Navy, the second ship named for John Mayrant. Commissioned shortly before World War II, she was primarily active in the Atlantic theater of the war, and was decommissioned after being used as a target in the Operation Crossroads atomic weapons tests.
History.
"Mayrant" was laid down 15 April 1937 at the Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts; launched 14 May 1938; sponsored by Mrs. E. Sheely