The USS Reno (DD-303) was a Clemson-class destroyer constructed for the United States Navy shortly after World War I. Laid down by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation at Union Iron Works in San Francisco on July 4, 1918, she was launched on January 22, 1919, and commissioned on July 23, 1920. The Clemson class was a follow-up to the Wickes class, with increased fuel capacity, displacing approximately 1,290 long tons at standard load and measuring 314 feet 4 inches in length, with a beam of 30 feet 11 inches and a draft of 10 feet 3 inches. The ship was crewed by 6 officers and 108 enlisted men. Propelled by two steam turbines powered by four Yarrow boilers, Reno was designed to reach speeds of up to 35 knots, with a total power output of 27,000 shaft horsepower. She carried a maximum of 371 long tons of fuel oil, enabling a range of 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), and a formidable torpedo battery comprising twelve 21-inch torpedo tubes arranged in four triple mounts. Additional defenses included depth charge rails and, on many ships, a Y-gun depth charge thrower. Assigned to the Pacific Fleet, USS Reno operated primarily along the West Coast, with notable deployments to Valparaíso, Chile, in early 1921, and occasional cruises to Hawaii and the Panama Canal Zone. A significant event in her service occurred on September 8, 1923, when she rescued survivors of the steamship SS Cuba after it ran aground off San Miguel Island during the Honda Point disaster. She also participated in celebrations such as the Canadian Diamond Jubilee in 1927, visiting Prince Rupert, British Columbia, and reaching as far east as Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Decommissioned at San Diego on January 18, 1930, USS Reno was struck from the Navy list later that year and scrapped in 1931 under the terms of the London Naval Treaty, marking her as a part of the post-World War I naval fleet reduction.

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