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USS Abel P. Upshur (DD 193)

Destroyer of the Clemson class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeDestroyer
ClassClemson 
PennantDD 193 
Built byNewport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. (Newport News, Virginia, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down20 Aug, 1918 
Launched14 Feb, 1920 
Commissioned23 Nov, 1920 
End service9 Sep, 1940 
Loss position
 
HistoryDecommissioned on 7 August 1922
On 5 November 1930 the ship was loaned to the US Coast guard as USS CG-15 and was returned the the USN on 21 May 1934/br> Recommissioned on 4 December 1939, she was transferred to the Royal Navy on 9 September 1940. 
Career notesto Britain as HMS Clare (I 14)

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