The USS Dickerson was an American flush deck type destroyer of 1090 tons displacement launched in 1919. The USS Dickerson was powered by four oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 35 knots. She carried a complement of 122 and was armed with four 4 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun and twelve 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in four tripl... Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/RD.HTM