USS Terry ( DD - 25 ) USS " Terry " ( DD - 25 ) was a modified in the United States Navy during World War I , and later in the United States Coast Guard , designated CG - 19 . She was the first ship named for Edward Terry . " Terry " was laid down on 8 February 1909 at Newport News , Virginia , by the Newport News Shipbuilding Company , launched on 21 August 1909 , sponsored by Mrs . George Henry Rock , and commissioned on 18 October 1910 , Lieutenant Commander Martin E . Trench in command . United States Navy . Pre - World War I . Following trials off the east coast , " Terry " joined the Atlantic Fleet Torpedo Flotilla in winter operations in Cuban waters . She conducted both torpedo exercises with the flotilla and general maneuvers with the Fleet as a whole . In 1911 " Terry " made the first airplane rescue at sea , saving the life of James McCurdy 10 miles from Havana , Cuba . The routine of winter maneuvers in the Caribbean alternated with spring and summer operations along the New England coast continued until November 1913 , when she arrived at Charleston , South Carolina for overhaul . Soon after entering Charleston Navy Yard , " Terry " was placed in reserve . Though still in reserve after her overhaul was completed , " Terry " continued to be active . During 1914 , she patrolled the coast of Florida , and by February 1915 , she was back in Cuban waters for winter maneuvers . That summer , " Terry " steamed as far north as Newport , Rhode Island to conduct another round of torpedo exercises . Upon completion of the mission , she returned to her base at Charleston . By 1 January 1916 , the torpedo boat destroyer was operating with a reduced complement destroyer division . On the 31st , she cruised with units of the Atlantic Fleet to Key West , Florida . In May , she steamed to Santo Domingo . On 10 June , while maneuvering in the inner harbor at Puerto Plata , she struck a reef and settled until the greater part of the main deck was submerged . On the 13th , under the supervision of the commanding officer of , " Terry " s officers and men joined the staff of a wrecking company in salvage operations . The warship was refloated on 26 July , temporarily repaired by 7 July , and returned to Charleston Navy Yard on 15 July . World War I . America ' s entry into World War I saw " Terry " undergoing extensive repairs at Charleston . Upon completion , she began patrolling along the Atlantic coast and escorting merchantmen bound for Europe . In January 1918 , " Terry " put to sea for operations with the destroyer force based at Queenstown , Ireland . There , she escorted convoys through the submarine - infested waters surrounding the British Isles . Her tour of duty at Queenstown was a relatively peaceful , though rigorous , one . While she never sighted a German U - boat nor engaged in combat operations , on one voyage she escorted a convoy which lost one ship to a submarine . On another occasion , 19 March 1918 , she assisted with casualties after that destroyer was damaged by an accidental depth charge explosion . United States Coast Guard . In December 1918 , " Terry " returned to the United States , and after 11 months of extremely limited service , she was decommissioned at Philadelphia Navy Yard on 13 November 1919 . She remained there until she was transferred to the Coast Guard on 7 June 1924 . Based in New York , she served as part of the Rum Patrol . She served in the Coast Guard until 18 October 1930 , when she was returned to the Navy and restored on the Navy list in a decommissioned status , listed as a " vessel to be disposed of by sale or salvage . " On 2 May 1934 , " Terry " was sold for scrapping . Her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 28 June 1934 .