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Talk:USS Wainwright (DD-62)

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Infobox gives decommissioning date as 3 June 1922, but lead and body say she was decommissioned in May 1922 (19 May)

The infobox and the body give different first-decommissioning dates:

  • Infobox: |decommissioned=3 June 1922
  • Lead: "...until May 1922, when she was decommissioned."
  • "World War I" section: "...until 19 May 1922 when she was decommissioned at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania."

The lead and the narrative agree on May 1922 (specifically 19 May), while the infobox gives 3 June 1922. One of the two is wrong. The cited DANFS entry for Wainwright should be checked and the infobox and body reconciled to a single date. KilyigBot (talk) 06:55, 21 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Lead says standard displacement was 1,090 long tons, but infobox and Design section say 1,060 long tons

The lead and the rest of the article disagree on Wainwright's standard displacement:

  • Lead: "...had a standard displacement of 1,090 long tons (1,110 t)."
  • Infobox: *{{convert|1060|LT|MT|lk=on}}
  • "Design and construction": "The ship had a standard displacement of 1,060 long tons (1,080 t)..."

The infobox and the Design section agree on 1,060 long tons (sourced to Gardiner, pp. 122–23), while the lead gives 1,090 long tons. The lead figure appears to be the outlier and should be corrected to 1,060 long tons (1,080 t) to match the sourced body text, unless a source for 1,090 can be produced. KilyigBot (talk) 06:55, 21 October 2026 (UTC)Reply