USS Lamberton (DMS-2)

**USS *Lamberton* (DMS-2)**
	The USS Boggs (DM-3) 1945
Ship data
flag	United States
other ship names	ex (DD-119, AG-21)
Ship type	destroyer
class	Wickes class
Shipyard	Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Build number	217
Keel laying	October 1, 1917
Launch	March 30, 1918
Commissioning	August 22, 1918 ; until 30.06.22 destroyer ; June 15, 1930 ; April 16, 1932 AG-21 target tug ; 19.11.1940 DMS 2 minesweepers
Whereabouts	December 13, 1946 Decommissioned, May 9, 1947 sold for demolition
Ship dimensions and crew
length	95.8 m ( Lüa ) 94.5 m ( Lpp )
width	9.68 m
Draft	Max. 2.64 m
displacement	1090 ts standard
crew	113 men
Machine system
machine	1940:; 3 Boiler; 2 GE Curtiss - geared turbines
Machine ; performance	20,000 PS (14,710 kW)
Top ; speed	25 kn (46 km / h)
propeller	2
Armament
	from 1940: 4 - 76mm L / 50 Mk.20 guns; 2 - 12.7 mm machine guns ; Mine detector; Depth charges;

The USS Lamberton (DMS-2) was a minesweeper converted into a Wickes-class destroyer of the US Navy ; On November 19, 1940, the former destroyer was reclassified as the DMS-2 fast deminer. The Lamberton was in action against the Japanese off Alaska in 1942/1943 and was awarded a battle star . Since the summer of 1943 the ship was only used for training purposes and serves as a target tug on the American west coast and around Hawaii .

History of the ship

The Lamberton 1919

The USS Lamberton arose as a destroyer (DD-119) of the Wickes class under the hull number 217 between 1 October 1917 and 22 August 1918, as the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in Newport News ( Virginia ) and was the first of six destroyers of this type that were built there. It was named after the late 1912 Rear Admiral Benjamin P. Lamberton , who as chief of staff under Admiral Dewey in the Battle of Manila Bay had served. The ship's godmother was Miss Isabell Stedman Lamberton on March 30, 1918, a granddaughter of the namesake. The destroyer was the only ship to date that bore his name.

First in command was Lieutenant Commander Frank L. Slingluff (1886-1947), who in 1916 had briefly been the first in command of the destroyer Tucker .

Peace Time Service

After a training voyage in the Caribbean, the Lamberton came to the Atlantic Fleet in the spring of 1919 and took part in various squadron and fleet maneuvers that took her to the Azores.

After moving to the newly formed Pacific Fleet , Lamberton left Hampton Roads on July 19, 1919 and arrived in San Diego on August 7 . On the west coast of the USA, the Lamberton operated from August 1919 to June 1922. She took part in various training programs and was involved in experiments to further develop naval tactics.

On June 30, 1922, the destroyer in San Diego was initially decommissioned.

After more than eight years in the reserve, the Lamberton was put back into service on November 15, 1930 under Lieutenant Commander SN Moore. For the next year and a half, the destroyer's training trips followed on the west coast.

Minesweeper

Thereafter, the Lamberton was reclassified as an auxiliary warship on April 16, 1932, received the registration AG-21 for a general auxiliary and test ship and from then on functioned primarily as a target tug. From 1933 to 1940 she worked in this capacity off the coast of San Diego. During this time she was also involved in experimental demining training phases and was reclassified as a DMS-2 fast mine clearer on November 19, 1940 . For this purpose the ship was used with three other former destroyers (USS Dorsey [DMS 1, ex-DD 117], Boggs [DMS 3, ex-DD 136, AC 19], Elliot [DMS 4, ex-DD 146]) of the Wickes - Class converted to fast minesweepers. When the ships were converted, the fourth boiler and the associated rear chimney of the ships were removed, and an additional tank was installed in the hull in its place. As on their sister ships in the new class, all torpedo tubes (four lateral triple tubes) and the old three-inch anti-aircraft gun were removed. The previous 4-inch cannons were replaced by more modern 3-inch guns that could also be used against targets in the air. Extensive mine-hunting equipment was installed on the stern. For anti-submarine defense, the new ships retained two outward-pointing drop rails for depth charges. Later, the electrical system of the mine sweeper destroyer was also changed in order to be used successfully against magnetic mines. After the conversion in the Mare Island Naval Shipyard , the former destroyer was moved to Pearl Harbor , where the ship arrived on September 11, 1941. It was assigned to Mine Division 6 , which also included the sister ships Dorsey , Boggs and Elliot . The Lamberton was used in the waters around Hawaii as a target tug and to secure against submarines.
The later actor Ernest Borgnine served as a gunner on the Lamberton at this time .

Second World War

During the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Lamberton was escorting the cruiser USS Minneapolis (CA-36) to Oahu . For the next seven months, she patrolled the waters around the Hawaiian islands.

On July 11, 1942, the ship left Pearl Harbor for Kodiak , Alaska , where she arrived seven days later. The now fast mine clearer was used here during the campaign against the Aleutians in patrol and convoy service. In mid-May 1943, Lamberton led the task force with reinforcement troops for the second landing in Massacre Bay, on the island of Attu . This was followed by further patrols until the end of June 1943 and a subsequent trip to Kuluk Bay. The Lamberton then moved back to San Diego, where she arrived on July 23rd. On June 5, 1945, it was reclassified to an auxiliary warship with the designation AG-21 . For the remainder of the war she acted as a target tug off the west coast and off Pearl Harbor.

On December 13, 1946, the Lamberton in Bremerton was decommissioned and sold on May 9, 1947 to the "National Metal and Steel Corporation" on Terminal Island , Los Angeles for demolition.

Awards

The Lamberton was awarded a Battle Star for military service.

The Flush Decker class minesweepers

DMS	Surname	Shipyard	BNo.	Keel laying	Launch	finished	DM from	Final fate
1	USS Dorsey (DD-117)	W. Cramp & Sons , Philadelphia	454 W	09/18/17	04/9/18	16.09.18	11/19/40	8.12.45 out of service,
2	USS Lamberton (DD 119)	Newport News Shipbuilding	217 W.	1.10.17	03/30/18	08/22/18	11/19/40	13.12 32 AG-21 see above
3	USS Boggs (DD-136)	Mare Island NY	W.	10/15/17	04/25/18	23.09.18	Late 40s	5.09.31 AG 19 for remote-controlled tests, target tugs and mine sweepers , 40-45 DMS , from 5.06.45 target tugs, 20 March 1946 out of service, on November 27, 1946 for demolition
4th	USS Elliot (DD-146)	Cramp & Son	461 W.	02/23/18	4.07.18	01/25/19	11/19/40	6.45 AG 104 , target tug, training ship, 25 October 1945 out of service, January 1946 for demolition
5	USS Palmer (DD-161)	Fore River Shipyard	321 W.	05/29/18	08/18/18	11/22/18	11/19/40	Jan 7, 1945 sunk by Japanese planes, 28 dead
6th	USS Hogan (DD-178)	Union Iron Works San Francisco	198 W	11/29/18	04/12/16	1.10.19	40	5.06. AG-105 , sunk as a target on November 8, 1945
7th	USS Howard (DD-179)	Union Iron	199 W	12/9/18	04/26/19	01/29/20	40	12/19/45 deleted, sold for demolition on June 14, 1946
8th	USS Stansbury (DD-180)	Union Iron	200 W	9/01/18	04/16/19	1/8/20	11/19/40	Deleted January 3, 1946; October 46 to January 47 demolition
9	USS Chandler (DD-206)	Cramp & Son	472 CL	08/19/18	03/19/19	5.09.19	11/19/40	rescued 226 men from sunken ships in the Gulf of Lingayen on January 7, 1945 , AG-108 5:06:45 , canceled December 5, 1945, sold for demolition on November 18, 1946
10	USS Southard (DD-207)	Cramp & Son	473 CL	08/18/18	03/31/19	09/24/19	10/19/40	Severely damaged by a typhoon on September 7, 1945 , stranded on October 9, painted and then self-destroyed on January 14
11	USS Hovey (DD-208)	Cramp & Son	474 CL	08/18/18	03/31/19	09/24/19	11/19/40	Sunk by Kamikaze in the Gulf of Lingayen on January 6, 1945 , 24 crew members and 24 survivors from USS Long and Brooks died
12	USS Long (DD-209)	Cramp & Son	475 CL	23.09.18	04/26/19	10/20/19	11/19/40	Sunk by Kamikaze on January 6, 1945
13	USS Hopkins (DD-249)	New York Shipbuilding	238 CL	07/30/19	06/26/20	03/21/21		Decommissioned December 21, 1945, sold for demolition in November 1946
14th	USS Zane (DD-337)	Mare Island NY	CL	1/15/19	08/12/19	02/15/21	11/19/40	Dec 14, 1945 out of service, March 3, 1945 sold for demolition
15th	USS Wasmuth (DD-338)	Mare Island NY	CL	08/12/19	15.09.20	12/16/21		Sunk in a storm off Alaska on December 29, 1942, crew and two passengers rescued by tanker Ramapo (AO-12)
16	USS Trever (DD-339)	Mare Island NY	339 CL	08/12/19	15.09.20	3.08.22	11/19/40	6.45 AG 98 security ship for porters during flight exercises, 11/23/45 out of service, sold for demolition in November 1946
17th	USS Perry (DD-340)	Mare Island NY		15.09.20	10/29/21	08/07/22	11/19/40	Sunk off Anguar after being hit by a mine on September 13, 1944
18th	USS Hamilton (DD 141)	Mare Island NY	W.	6/8/18	1/15/19	11/7/19	10/17/41	6.05.45 AG-111 , October 16, 1945 out of service, sold for demolition in November 1946

Web links

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[DANFS-1] Lamberton (Destroyer No. 119)

[2] Base Force, Pacific Fleet, Mine Squadron Two.

[3] Warshipfacts USS Lamberton (DMS-2).