The USS Ammen (DD-35) was a Paulding-class destroyer constructed for the United States Navy, representing early 20th-century naval design and technology. Laid down on March 29, 1910, by the New York Shipbuilding Company in Camden, New Jersey, the vessel was launched on September 20, 1910, and commissioned at Philadelphia on May 23, 1911. The ship's construction cost was approximately $655,075.13, covering hull and machinery. As a Paulding-class destroyer, Ammen was built for speed and versatility, primarily to serve with the Atlantic Fleet. She operated along the eastern coast of the United States, participating in torpedo flotilla activities. With the outbreak of World War I in Europe in 1914, Ammen undertook neutrality patrols and escort duties along the U.S. east coast. Following the U.S. entry into the war in April 1917, she was dispatched to the Bahamas for reconnaissance missions. Subsequently, she underwent fitting at the Philadelphia Navy Yard to prepare for overseas deployment. In June 1917, Ammen joined Division 9 of the Destroyer Force and departed for France, arriving at St. Nazaire on July 2, 1917. She then relocated to Queenstown, Ireland, where she was stationed with American naval forces. Her wartime role included convoy escorting between Ireland and France, patrolling for enemy submarines off the Irish coast, and providing aid to vessels in distress. After the war, she returned to the United States in January 1919 and undertook a cruise to the Gulf of Mexico before being decommissioned at Philadelphia on December 11, 1919. Reclassified as DD-35 in July 1920, Ammen remained at Philadelphia until April 1924, when she was transferred to the Coast Guard and redesignated CG-8. In the Coast Guard, she formed part of the Offshore Patrol Force to combat bootlegging. The vessel was returned to the Navy in 1931 but saw no further active service. Her name was dropped in 1933, and she was struck from the Naval Vessel Register in July 1934 before being sold to Michael Flynn, Inc., in Brooklyn. The USS Ammen serves as an example of early 20th-century destroyer design and the multifaceted roles ships of her class played during wartime and in peacetime operations.

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