S P LEE DD 310
Ship Name and Designation History
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.
- Clemson Class Destroyer
- USS S. P. LEE DD-310
Commissioned October 30 1920
LOST (Wrecked) on Honda Point CA September 8 1923
Wreck sold October 19 1925 to Robert J. Smith Oakland, CA
Keel Laid December 31 1918
Launched April 22 1919 as BRANCH
Renamed May 12 1919
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Wrecked at Honda Point, CA with six other Destroyers in multiple grounding...USS CHAUNCEY DD-296, USS FULLER DD-297,
USS DELPHY DD-261, USS NICHOLAS DD-311, USS WOODBURY DD-309, and USS YOUNG DD-312
NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral Samuel Phillips Lee, USN (13 February 1812-7 June 1897)
Lee was appointed a Midshipman in the U.S. Navy in November 1825 and subsequently saw extensive service at sea, including combat action during the Mexican War and exploration, surveying and oceanographic duty. At the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, he was captain of the sloop of war USS Vandalia in the East Indies, sailing her home on his own initiative to join the blockade of the Southern coast. Commander Lee commanded the new steam sloop USS Oneida during the New Orleans campaign and subsequent operations on the Mississippi River in the first half of 1862. In September 1862, S.P. Lee was placed in command of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron with the rank of Acting Rear Admiral. He led this force for over two years, during which it was responsible for the blockade of the North Carolina coast and operations on North Carolina and Virginia inland waters, all areas of very active combat between Union and Confederate forces. Acting Rear Admiral Lee transferred to the command of the Mississippi Squadron in October 1864 and led it to the end of the Civil War in 1865. Reverting to his permanent rank of Captain after the Civil War, Lee had extensive service in the Washington, D.C., area. He was promoted to Rear Admiral in 1870 and retired from active service in February 1873. (Navsource)
Two ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor - USS S. P. Lee DD-310 and USNS S. P. Lee T-AG-192.
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