The second USS Lamson (DD-328) was a Clemson-class

Clemson class destroyer

The Clemson class was a series of 156 destroyers which served with the United States Navy from after World War I through World War II.The Clemson-class ships were commissioned by the United States Navy from 1919 to 1922, built by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, New York Shipbuilding...

 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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 following World War I

World War I

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. She was named for American Civil War

American Civil War

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 naval hero Roswell Lamson

Roswell Lamson

Roswell Hawks Lamson was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.-Biography:...

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History

Lamson was laid down 13 August 1919 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation

Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation

Bethlehem Steel Corporation Shipbuilding Division was created in 1905 when Bethlehem Steel Corporation acquired the San Francisco shipyard Union Iron Works in 1905...

, San Francisco, California

San Francisco, California

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; launched 1 September 1920; sponsored by Miss Annette Rolph; and commissioned 19 April 1921, Lieutenant Commander F. L. Johnston in command.

After shakedown, Lamson was assigned to the Atlantic Fleet

U.S. Atlantic Fleet

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, arriving Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina

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, 28 December 1921. From 1921 to 1925, the destroyer operated along the east coast and in the Caribbean

Caribbean

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, participating in fleet maneuvers, war games, and reserve training cruises.

Assigned to the U.S. Naval Forces in Europe, Lamson departed Boston, Massachusetts 18 June 1925 for operations in Europe

Europe

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an and Mediterranean waters. Returning to the United States 1 year later, Lamson rejoined the Scouting Fleet

Scouting Fleet

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 and resumed exercises and maneuvers along the Atlantic coast and in the Caribbean.

Fate

The destroyer continued these operations until she decommissioned at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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 1 May 1930. Lamson was sold 17 January 1931 to Boston Iron & Metal Company, Baltimore, Maryland, and scrapped 18 October 1934.

External links

• http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/328.htm