USS Sharkey (DD-281)
USS ''Sharkey'' (DD-281) was a Clemson class destroyer, ''Clemson''-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for William J. Sharkey (US Navy officer), William J. Sharkey. History ''Sharkey'' was laid down on 14 April 1919 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Squantum, Massachusetts; launched on 12 August 1919; sponsored by Mrs. Mary E. Sharkey; and commissioned on 28 November 1919. Immediately after commissioning, ''Sharkey'' was sent to the rescue of SS ''Powhatan'' and was one of four ships standing by as the stricken vessel was taken under tow. She then completed shakedown out of Newport, Rhode Island, and departed that port on 28 January 1920 for Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay. Late in April, she steamed to Boston for repairs. When the work was completed, she joined the Reserve Destroyers, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Atlantic Fleet, at Charleston, South Carolina, on 5 October. ''Sharkey'' got underway on 10 May 1921 for summe ...
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