S P LEE DD 310
Ship Name and Designation History
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.
- Clemson Class Destroyer
- USS S. P. LEE DD-310
Commissioned October 30 1920
LOST (Wrecked) on Honda Point CA September 8 1923
Wreck sold October 19 1925 to Robert J. Smith Oakland, CA
Keel Laid December 31 1918
Launched April 22 1919 as BRANCH
Renamed May 12 1919
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Other Information
Wrecked at Honda Point, CA with six other Destroyers in multiple grounding...USS CHAUNCEY DD-296, USS FULLER DD-297,
USS DELPHY DD-261, USS NICHOLAS DD-311, USS WOODBURY DD-309, and USS YOUNG DD-312
NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral Samuel Phillips Lee (February 13 1812 – June 7 1897)
Lee was an Officer of the United States Navy. During The Civil War he commanded the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron from September 4 1862 to October 12 1864
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