The USS Fuller (DD-297) was a Clemson-class destroyer constructed for the United States Navy shortly after World War I. This class of destroyers was a follow-up to the Wickes class, featuring increased fuel capacity to extend operational range. The Fuller displaced approximately 1,290 long tons at standard load and 1,389 long tons at deep load, with an overall length of 314 feet 4 inches, a beam of 30 feet 11 inches, and a draft of 10 feet 3 inches. The vessel was crewed by 6 officers and 108 enlisted men. Powered by two steam turbines driving twin propellers, and fueled by four water-tube boilers, the Fuller was designed to generate up to 27,000 shaft horsepower, enabling it to reach speeds up to 35 knots. Its maximum fuel capacity of 371 long tons afforded it a range of about 2,500 nautical miles at 20 knots. Armament included four single 4-inch guns, with anti-aircraft defenses primarily consisting of two 1-pounder guns—often replaced by 3-inch guns due to shortages—and a formidable torpedo armament of twelve 21-inch torpedo tubes arranged in four triple mounts. Additionally, the ship was equipped with depth charge rails and, in many instances, a Y-gun depth charge thrower for anti-submarine warfare. Launched on December 5, 1918, by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in San Francisco, Fuller was sponsored by Miss Gladys Sullivan and commissioned on February 28, 1920. After a brief cruise to the Hawaiian Islands, she was stationed at San Diego, where she participated in training exercises along the West Coast, including maneuvering in the Panama Canal Zone in 1923. Notably, Fuller was involved in the Honda Point Disaster on September 8, 1923, when her division, navigating in fog, ran aground on the rocks at Point Honda due to navigational errors. The Fuller was abandoned, with her entire crew safely evacuated, and the ship subsequently broke in two and sank. She was decommissioned on October 26, 1923, marking a brief but eventful service history.

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