The second USS Murray (DD-97) was a Wickes-class

Wickes class destroyer

The Wickes-class destroyers were a group of 111 destroyers built by the United States Navy in 1917-1919. Along with the 6 preceding Caldwell class and 155 subsequent Clemson-class destroyers, they formed the "flush-deck" or "four-stack" class. Only a few were completed in time to serve in World...

 destroyer

Destroyer

In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...

 in the United States Navy

United States Navy

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 during World War I

World War I

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. She was named for Commodore Alexander Murray

Alexander Murray (1755-1821)

Commodore Alexander Murray was a naval officer during the American Revolution, the Quasi War with France and the first Barbary war in North Africa. Murray Commanded his first ship at the age of 18...

 and Commodore Murray's grandson, Alexander Murray.

History

Murray was laid down 22 December 1917 by Fore River Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy

Quincy, Massachusetts

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, Massachusetts

Massachusetts

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; launched 8 June 1918; sponsored by Miss Alice S. Guthrie; and commissioned at Boston 21 August 1918, Lieutenant Commander R. G. Walling in command.

During her 4 years of operations along the East Coast and in the Caribbean

Caribbean

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 with the Atlantic Fleet

U.S. Atlantic Fleet

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, Murray aided in postwar development of antisubmarine and mine warfare techniques. She was reclassified to a light minelayer

Minelayer

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 (DM-2) 17 July 1920, and received alterations necessary to her new role. She decommissioned at Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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 1 July 1922, and lay there in reserve until stricken from the Navy list

Naval Vessel Register

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 7 January 1936. She was sold for scrapping 29 September 1936 to Schiavone-Bonomo Corporation, New York City.

See also

• See USS Murray
  USS Murray
  USS Murray has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to:*USS Murray , a patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1918, a Wickes-class destroyer in commission from 1918 to 1936...
  
   for other ships of this name.
• List of United States Navy destroyers

External links

• NavSource DD-97