American destroyer minelayer USS Anthony DD-172 1918-1920/DM-12 1920-1936 (1937)

Destroyer of the DD 75-347 type. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Wickes-class light minelayer. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Wickes-class preceded by Caldwell-classs succeeded by Clemson-class divided into Little-subclass, Lamberton-subclass and Tattnall-subclasses. Laid down by Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, USA on 18 April 1918, launched on 10 August 1918, commissioned on 19 June 1919, decommissioned on 30 June 1920, reclassified as destroyer minelayer DM-12 on 16 November 1920, stricken on 1 December 1936 and sunk as target on 22 July 1937.