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Uss Henley (Dd-39) | colspan="2"|300px | | tyle="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy no-repeat scroll top left;"|Career | style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy no-repeat scroll top left;"|USN Jack | | rdered: | | | aid down: | | | aunched: | 3 April 1912 | | ommissioned (USN): | 6 December 1912 | | ecommissioned (USN): | 12 December 1919 | | ommissioned (USCG): | 14 November 1924 | | ecommissioned (USCG): | 30 January 1931 | | ate: | sold for scrap, 22 August 1934 | | truck: | | | olspan="2" align="center" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy no-repeat scroll top left;"|General Characteristics | | isplacement: | 787 tons | | ength: | 293 ft 11 in | | eam: | 27 ft | | raught: | 8 ft 4 in | | ropulsion: | Oil burner | | peed: | 30 kts | | ange: | | | omplement: | 83 officers and enlisted | | rmament: | 5 3", 6 18" tt. | | ircraft: | | | otto: | The first USS Henley (DD-39) was a modified Paulding-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated as CG-12. She was named for Robert Henley. Henley was launched 3 April 1912 by the Fore River Ship Building Company, Quincy, Massachusetts; sponsored by Miss Constance Henley Kane, great-grandniece; and commissioned at Boston, Massachusetts 6 December 1912, Lieutenant Commander W. L. Littlefield in command. After training and shakedown, Henley joined the U.S. [Newport,-Rhode-Island],-for-a-peacetime-career-of-tactical-exercises-and-training-maneuvers-along-the-coast-from-the-[Caribbean]-to-the-North-Atlantic.-On-22-April-1914-she-joined-the-fleet-off-[Tampico,-Mexico],-to-protect-American-citizens-and-property-in-the-face-of-revolution-in-that-country.-During-this-period-Henley-also-saw-duty-transporting-refugees-and-supplies.-What-with-war-in-Europe-that-fall,-she-began-title="Atlantic Torpedo Fleet at Rhode Island], for a peacetime career of tactical exercises and training maneuvers along the coast from the [Caribbean] to the North Atlantic. On 22 April 1914 she joined the fleet off Mexico], to protect American citizens and property in the face of revolution in that country. During this period Henley also saw duty transporting refugees and supplies. What with war in Europe that fall, she began Patrol">Atlantic Torpedo Fleet at Rhode Island], for a peacetime career of tactical exercises and training maneuvers along the coast from the [Caribbean] to the North Atlantic. On 22 April 1914 she joined the fleet off Mexico], to protect American citizens and property in the face of revolution in that country. During this period Henley also saw duty transporting refugees and supplies. What with war in Europe that fall, she began [[Neutrality Patrol along the coast and checked belligerent vessels in American ports. When America entered the war in April 1917, Henley continued patrol along the coast and also escorted fuel ships to the destroyers guarding America's first troop convoy 13 June. For the remainder of the war Henley performed convoy duty along the coast and carried out antisubmarine patrol off New York harbor. Henley put in at the Philadelphia Navy Yard 22 December 1918 and decommissioned there 12 December 1919. Transferred to the Coast Guard 16 May 1924, she served in the Rum Patrol. She was first originally stationed at Stapleton, New York and then transferred to New London, Connecticut. She returned to the Navy 8 May 1931 and sold for scrap to Michael Flynn Inc. of Brooklyn, New York 22 August 1934. See USS Henley for other ships of this name. Henley
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