| USS J. Fred Talbott |
| DD 156-AG81 |
| (Wickes Class) |
| Launched: | 14 December 1918 |
| Commissioned: | 30 June 1919 |
| Decommissioned: | 21 May 1946 |
| Fate: | After reclassification to an AG, she was sent to Port Everglades, Florida to act as a target ship for torpedo bombers. In November 1946 she was sold to Boston Metals Corp., Baltimore, Maryland to be scrapped. |
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156-AG81 and her crews.
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Transiting the Panama Canal on the 25th Anniversary of
its Opening,
August 17, 1939. In the background is the SS Ancon, the first ship to transit
the Panama Canal on opening day, August 17, 1914.
Photo contributed by
Captain Vincent J. Colan, USNR-Ret.
| The Wickes Class as Constructed | |
| Displacement: | 1,090 tons |
| Length: | 314 feet 4 inches |
| Beam: | 30 feet 10 inches |
| Draught: | 12 feet |
| Machinery | 4 boilers; 25,200 HP; top speed 35 knots |
| Range: | 2,500 nautical miles at 20 knots |
| Guns: | four 4 inch, one 3 inch |
| Torpedoes: | twelve 21 inch |
| Crew: | 9 officers, 144 men |
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