USS MAURY (DD-100)
LAMBERT M. SURHONE, MIRIAM T. TIMPLEDON, SUSAN F. MARSEKEN
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The first USS Maury (DD-100) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and the years following.
She was named in honor of Matthew Fontaine Maury.
Maury was laid down 4 May 1918 by Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts; launched 4 July 1918; sponsored by Miss Anna Hamlin; and commissioned 23 September 1918, Lieutenant Commander John H. Newton in command.
Maury, having completed an east coast shakedown, departed New York City 12 November 1918 to escort a convoy bound for France.
Detached off the Azores, she proceeded to Gibraltar, arriving on the 26th.
