The USS Meredith (DD-165) was a Wickes-class destroyer constructed for the United States Navy during the period following World War I. Laid down on June 26, 1918, by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company in Quincy, Massachusetts, and launched on September 22, 1918, she was commissioned at Boston on January 29, 1919. Named after Marine Sergeant Jonathan Meredith, she was the first U.S. Navy destroyer named for a Marine. The vessel measured approximately 314 feet 4 inches in length, with a beam of 30 feet 11 inches, and a draught of 9 feet 10 inches. She displaced between 1,202 and 1,208 long tons at standard load, and up to 1,322 long tons at deep load. Her crew comprised six officers and 108 enlisted men. Power was provided by two steam turbines driving two propellers, fueled by four water-tube boilers, with a designed total output of 27,000 shaft horsepower, enabling a top speed of 35 knots. Armament included four 4-inch (102 mm) guns in single mounts, two 1-pounder anti-aircraft guns (often replaced by 3-inch AA guns due to shortages), and a formidable torpedo battery of twelve 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes arranged in four triple mounts. The ship also carried depth charge rails and was later equipped with a "Y-gun" depth charge thrower to enhance anti-submarine capabilities. Following her commissioning, Meredith participated in notable duties, including escorting President Woodrow Wilson's return from France aboard the USS George Washington in February 1919. She also served as a guide for the first transoceanic flight of Navy Curtis flying boats from Long Island to England. Throughout 1919 and into 1922, Meredith operated along the East Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico, engaging in training, target practice, and various maneuvers. Decommissioned on June 28, 1922, she remained at Philadelphia until sold for scrapping on September 29, 1936, in accordance with the London Naval Treaty. Her service history reflects the transitional post-World War I era of naval design and her role in early transatlantic aviation and fleet operations.

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