 Wainwright was laid down by the New York Shipbuilding of Camden , New Jersey , in September 1914 and launched in June of the following year . The ship was a little more than 315 feet ( 96 m ) in length , just under 30 feet ( 9 @.@ 1 m ) abeam , and had a standard displacement of 1 @,@ 090 long tons ( 1 @,@ 110 t ) . She was armed with four 4 @-@ inch ( 10 cm ) guns and had eight 21 @-@ inch ( 530 mm ) torpedo tubes . Wainwright was powered by a pair of steam turbines that propelled her at up to 30 knots ( 56 km / h ) . 
