USS Smith (DD-17)

USS Smith(DD-17) securing from action stations, just prior to entering New York Harbor in late March 1917.
History
United States
Name	Smith
Namesake	Lieutenant Joseph B. Smith
Builder	William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia
Yard number	350
Laid down	18 March 1908
Launched	20 April 1909
Sponsored by	Mrs. Edward Bridge Richardson
Commissioned	26 November 1909
Decommissioned	2 September 1919
Stricken	15 September 1919
Identification	Hull symbol: DD-17
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 20 December 1921
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Smith-class destroyer
Displacement	700 long tons (710 t) normal
Length	293 ft 10 in (89.56 m)
Beam	26 ft 5 in (8.05 m)
Draft	10 ft 7 in (3.23 m)
Speed	31 kn (36 mph; 57 km/h)
Complement	89 officers and crew
Armament	5 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber guns 3 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes

USS Smith (DD–17) was the lead ship of Smith-class destroyers in the United States Navy. She was the first ship named for Lieutenant Joseph B. Smith. Entering service in 1909, the destroyer was placed in reserve in 1912. She was reactivated for World War I and, following the war, was used as a test ship for aerial bombing. In 1921, the vessel was sold for scrapping.