USS Palmer (DD-161) was a Wickes-class destroyer of the United States Navy, later converted to a minesweeper and reclassified as DMS-5. She was named for Rear Admiral James Shedden Palmer USN (1810–1867).

USS Palmer (Destroyer # 161) At Boston, Massachusetts, 12 April 1919. The bow of USS Cowell (DD-167) is at right. Panogramic photograph by J. Crosby, Naval Photographer, # 11 Portland Street, Boston.

May 16, 2022 · Three hours later, at 1840, a Japanese twin-engine bomber flew low overhead and dropped two bombs which hit portside. A huge fire, threatening the magazines, billowed skyward, and Palmer sank in...

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USS Palmer (DD-161) was a Wickes-class destroyer of the United States Navy, later converted to a minesweeper and reclassified as DMS-5. She was named for Rear Admiral James Shedden Palmer USN (1810–1867).

Palmer remained in the Marshalls until 12 February laying buoys and screening transports, then made escort voyages to Pearl Harbor and Majuro. Preceding the invasion force by two days, Palmer arrived off Saipan for a five hour sweep 13 June, …

USS Palmer, a 1060-ton Little class destroyer built at Quincy, Massachusetts, was commissioned in November 1918, shortly after the Armistice had ended World War I's fighting. She operated in the Atlantic into 1919, then joined the Pacific Fleet.

USS Palmer (DD-161) was a Wickes-class destroyer of the United States Navy, later converted to a minesweeper and reclassified as DMS-5. She was named for Rear Admiral James Shedden Palmer USN (1810–1867).

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DMS-5 USS Palmer. Wickes Class Destroyer: Displacement: 1060-1090 tons Length: 314'4" Beam: 30'6" Draft: 8'8" Speed: 35 knots Armament: 4 4"/50, 1 3"/23, 6x3 21" torpedo tubes; or 6 3"/50, 1 3"/23, 6x3 21" torpedo tubes Complement: 149 Geared turbines with twin screws, 26,000 h.p. Built at Bethlehem, Fore River and commissioned 22 November 1918