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USS ISRAEL (DD-98 / DM-3)


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CLASS - WICKES (LITTLE)
Built to a different set of plans (Bethlehem) than the Wickes (Bath) the Little versions were
considered less successful than the Bath designed ships, with few remaining in service past 1936.
Displacement 1,154 Tons, Dimensions, 314' 5" (oa) x 31' 8" x 9' 10" (Max)
Armament 4 x 4"/50, 2 x 1pdr AA (1 x 3"/23AA In Some Ships), 12 x 21" tt..
Machinery, 24,200 SHP; Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 35 Knots, Crew 103.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Fore River, Quincy on January 26 1918.
Launched June 22 1918 and commissioned September 13 1918.
Reclassified as light minelayer DM-3 July 17 1920.
Decommissioned at Philadelphia July 7 1922 and was berthed there her sale.
Stricken January 25 1937.
Fate Sold April 18 1939 and broken up for scrap.

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- Joseph Israel entered the Navy as Midshipman 15 January 1801. He served in Maryland during the quasi-war with France and in Chesapeake, New York, and Constitution during operation in the Mediterranean against the Barbari pirates. Midshipman Israel was killed 4 September 1804 when ketch Intrepid exploded in the harbor of Tripoli during the valiant night effort to destroy the enemy shipping led by Lt. Somers. A monument to the memory of Israel and his fellow officers and men stands on the grounds of the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland.Robert M. Cieri
Israel 38kUndated, in Venice, Italy.© Richard Leonhardt
Israel 125kPhoto #: NH 43023, Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts USS Israel (Destroyer # 98) and USS Maury (Destroyer # 100) on the building ways, 20 June 1918. They were the builder's hull #s 304 and 306. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.Tony Cowart/Robert Hurst
Israel 74kPhoto #: NH 102923, USS Israel (Destroyer # 98) view of the ship's foredeck, showing her Number One 4"/50 gun and her 1-pounder anti-aircraft machine gun. Photographed from on board USS Indiana (Battleship # 1), probably at Norfolk, Virginia, circa September-October 1918. Collection of Arthur J. Rozett. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.Tony Cowart
Israel 61kPhoto #: NH 102925, USS Israel (Destroyer # 98) torpedo (with warhead removed) near one of the ship's torpedo tubes. Photographed from on board USS Indiana (Battleship # 1), probably at Norfolk, Virginia, circa September-October 1918. Collection of Arthur J. Rozett. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.Paul Rebold
Israel 69kPhoto #: NH 102924, USS Israel (Destroyer # 98) searchlight and signal equipment atop the ship's bridge. Photographed from on board USS Indiana (Battleship # 1), probably at Norfolk, Virginia, circa September-October 1918. Collection of Arthur J. Rozett. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.Tony Cowart
Israel 72kPhoto #: NH 102926, USS Israel (Destroyer # 98) view amidships, on the starboard side, showing boat davit, torpedo tubes and ventilator cowls. Note gig in the right center background, bearing the ship's number ("98"), with what appear to be fuel storage cans on a platform by the boat. Photographed from on board USS Indiana (Battleship # 1), probably at Norfolk, Virginia, circa September-October 1918. One of Indiana's eight-inch guns is in the foreground. Collection of Arthur J. Rozett. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.Tony Cowart
Israel 87kPhoto #: NH 102927, USS Israel (Destroyer # 98) view of the ship's stern, showing propeller guard, after 4"/50 gun and depth charge racks. Photographed from on board USS Indiana (Battleship # 1), probably at Norfolk, Virginia, circa September-October 1918. Collection of Arthur J. Rozett. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.Tony Cowart
Israel 77kPhoto #: NH 72861, U.S. Navy destroyers at Villefranche, France, 1919. These ships are (from left to right): USS Israel (Destroyer # 98), USS Schley (Destroyer # 103) and USS Stribling (Destroyer # 96). U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.Tony Cowart
Israel 49kPhoto #: NH 91125, USS Israel (Destroyer # 98) in European waters, 1919. Courtesy of William H. Davis, 1980. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.Tony Cowart
Israel 38kBefore September 15 1919, Split, Yugoslavia.© Richard Leonhardt
Israel 70kCirca 1920, location unknown.Jim Flynn

USS ISRAEL DD-98 / DM-3 History
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Commanding Officers
Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves

LCDR George Nathan Barker    Sep 13 1918 - Apr 10 1919
ENS Alfred Patrick Moran Jr.    Apr 10 1919 - Jul 21 1920
LCDR Robert Houston Grayson    Jul 21 1920 - Jun 2 1921 
LCDR Davis DeTreville    Jun 2 1921 - Jun 26 1922 
LTJG Alfred Patrick Moran Jr.    Jun 26 1922 - Jul 7 1922

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
NavSource Minesweeper Pages, USS Israel (DM-3)
Tin Can Sailors Website
Destroyer History Foundation
Destroyers Online Website
Official U.S.Navy Destroyer Website

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