USS Henshaw (DD-278) [SEP] vessel class
USS Henshaw (DD-278)
USS "Henshaw" (DD-278) was a "Clemson"-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Secretary of the Navy David Henshaw.
Built by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation of Squantum, Massachusetts, "Henshaw" was launched 28 June 1919, with Miss Ethel H. Dempsey as sponsor. She commissioned at Boston, Massachusetts on 10 December 1919, Lieutenant Commander Martin J. Peterson in command.
Service history.
The new destroyer sailed to Newport, Rhode Island
Henshaw
Henshaw may refer to:
- Henshaw (surname)
- USS "Henshaw" (DD-278), a destroyer in the United States Navy
Places.
- Henshaw, Northumberland, a village in England
- Henshaw, Kentucky, hometown of Ralph O'Brien
- Lake Henshaw, a lake in California
- Henshaw Cave, part of Cumberland Caverns in Tennessee