USS Hart (DD-110) was a Wickes-class destroyer constructed for the United States Navy during World War I. Launched on July 4, 1918, by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, she was officially commissioned on May 26, 1919. The Wickes class, to which she belonged, was an evolution of the Caldwell class, designed for improved speed and performance, with two distinct design variants primarily differing in turbine and boiler configurations. Hart was built with a displacement of approximately 1,202 to 1,208 long tons at standard load and around 1,295 to 1,322 long tons at deep load. She measured 314 feet 4 inches in length, with a beam of 30 feet 11 inches and a draught of 9 feet 10 inches. Her crew comprised 6 officers and 108 enlisted men. Powered by two steam turbines driving twin propellers and fueled by four water-tube boilers, Hart's turbines were engineered to produce 27,000 shaft horsepower, enabling her to reach speeds up to 35 knots. She carried 225 long tons of fuel oil, giving her an operational range of approximately 2,500 nautical miles at 20 knots. Her armament included four 4-inch guns, two 1-pounder anti-aircraft guns (often replaced by 3-inch guns due to shortages), a dozen 21-inch torpedo tubes in four triple mounts, and depth charge rails with a Y-gun depth charge thrower added on many ships. Initially assigned to operate off California, Hart served in the destroyer force until July 17, 1920, when she was reclassified as a light minelayer (DM-8) and equipped for minelaying operations at Mare Island Navy Yard. Subsequently, she was deployed with the Asiatic Fleet, operating in the Philippines and waters off China during peacetime. She was decommissioned on June 1, 1931, and her name was struck from the Navy List on November 11, 1931. Hart was sold for scrap on February 25, 1932, in accordance with naval armament limitations established by the London Treaty. Her service reflects the transitional role of early 20th-century destroyers and minelayers within the U.S. Navy during the interwar period.

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