Departing San Francisco 5 April 1921, Robert Smith headed for her homeport, San Diego, California, to commence operations as flagship, Division 45, 2nd Destroyer Flotilla, U.S. Pacific Fleet. The destroyer cruised along the west coast of the United States and Mexico with the Battle Force, Pacific Fleet, into 1925, assigned to Destroyer Division 35 from September 1922. She conducted extensive gunnery, torpedo, and practice exercises, undergoing annual overhauls at Mare Island Navy Yard. The ship departed Mare Island 19 May 1925 for a cruise with units of the Battle Force. After taking part in maneuvers off Lahaina Roads, Robert Smith departed Pearl Harbor 1 July for Pago Pago, Samoa; Melbourne, Australia; Lyttelton and Wellington, New Zealand; and Tutuila, Samoa, returning to Pearl Harbor on 18 September.
Back at San Diego 26 September 1925, Robert Smith resumed her schedule of duties as a unit assigned to the Destroyer Force, Pacific Fleet. She transited the Panama Canal in April 1927, steaming north to Tompkinsville, New York, before returning south to operate in Panamanian waters during July. Robert Smith cruised along the southern California coast subsequently into 1928, deploying to the Hawaiian Islands in May 1928 and again in July. Operating into 1929 in Mexican and Californian waters, Robert Smith returned to San Diego 28 August 1929 for inactivation.
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Decommissioned 1 March 1930 at San Diego, Robert Smith was towed to Mare Island Navy Yard 4 April 1930. Struck from the Navy list 12 July 1930 and dismantled, Robert Smith's materials were sold 10 June 1931 for scrapping in accordance with the provisions of the London Treaty for the limitation and reduction of naval armament.
As of 2005, no other ships in the United States Navy have been named Robert Smith.
robert, smith, clemson, class, destroyer, service, with, united, states, navy, from, 1921, 1930, scrapped, 1931, history, united, states, namesakerobert, smith, builderbethlehem, shipbuilding, corporation, union, iron, works, francisco, laid, down13, 1919, lau. USS Robert Smith DD 324 was a Clemson class destroyer in service with the United States Navy from 1921 to 1930 She was scrapped in 1931 History United States NamesakeRobert Smith BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Union Iron Works San Francisco Laid down13 May 1919 Launched19 September 1919 Commissioned17 March 1921 Decommissioned1 March 1930 Stricken12 July 1930 FateSold for scrap 10 June 1931 General characteristics Class and typeClemson class destroyer Displacement1 215 tons Length314 feet 4 inches 95 81 m Beam31 feet 8 inches 9 65 m Draft9 feet 10 inches 3 00 m Propulsion26 500 shp 20 MW geared turbines 2 screws Speed35 knots 65 km h Range4 900 nmi 9 100 km 15 kt Complement130 officers and enlisted Armament4 4 in 102 mm 50 guns 1 3 in 76 mm 25 gun 12 21 inch 533 mm torpedo tubes Contents 1 History 2 Fate 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editRobert Smith was named for Robert Smith 1757 1842 a member of the U S President James Madison s cabinet She was launched 19 September 1919 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation San Francisco California sponsored by Miss Jane Cooper and commissioned 17 March 1921 Departing San Francisco 5 April 1921 Robert Smith headed for her homeport San Diego California to commence operations as flagship Division 45 2nd Destroyer Flotilla U S Pacific Fleet The destroyer cruised along the west coast of the United States and Mexico with the Battle Force Pacific Fleet into 1925 assigned to Destroyer Division 35 from September 1922 She conducted extensive gunnery torpedo and practice exercises undergoing annual overhauls at Mare Island Navy Yard The ship departed Mare Island 19 May 1925 for a cruise with units of the Battle Force After taking part in maneuvers off Lahaina Roads Robert Smith departed Pearl Harbor 1 July for Pago Pago Samoa Melbourne Australia Lyttelton and Wellington New Zealand and Tutuila Samoa returning to Pearl Harbor on 18 September Back at San Diego 26 September 1925 Robert Smith resumed her schedule of duties as a unit assigned to the Destroyer Force Pacific Fleet She transited the Panama Canal in April 1927 steaming north to Tompkinsville New York before returning south to operate in Panamanian waters during July Robert Smith cruised along the southern California coast subsequently into 1928 deploying to the Hawaiian Islands in May 1928 and again in July Operating into 1929 in Mexican and Californian waters Robert Smith returned to San Diego 28 August 1929 for inactivation Fate editDecommissioned 1 March 1930 at San Diego Robert Smith was towed to Mare Island Navy Yard 4 April 1930 Struck from the Navy list 12 July 1930 and dismantled Robert Smith s materials were sold 10 June 1931 for scrapping in accordance with the provisions of the London Treaty for the limitation and reduction of naval armament As of 2005 no other ships in the United States Navy have been named Robert Smith See also editSee USS Smith for other ships of this name References editThis article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS Robert Smith DD 324 http www navsource org archives 05 324 htm Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Robert Smith amp oldid 1183137953, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
