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US Destroyer Ship Class
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Population
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Into - Total: 30 General comparison below-See others above
Ship Type
Destroyer: 30
Machinery Type
Reciprocating: 6
Steam Turbine: 24
Ship Class Attribute
Flush Decked: 7
Innovative: 1
Longitudinal Framed: 14
Representative: 1
Unusual: 1
Maritime Country
US: 30
Decade
1890s: 5
1900s: 3
1910s: 8
1930s: 9
1940s: 5
Warship Design Period
1890-05 Pre-Dreadnought Period: 6
1905-14 Dreadnought Period: 6
1914-18 World War 1: 4
1919-39 Inter War Period: 9
1939-45 World War 2: 5
US Destroyer Ship Class
First Laid Down YMD
Destroyer Type
Standard Displacement
Summary
USS Hopkins
1899 Feb 02Fleet Destroyer408ton 
USS Lawrence
1899 Apr 10Fleet Destroyer430ton 
USS Paul Jones
1899 Apr 19Fleet Destroyer480ton 
USS Bainbridge
1899 Jul 12Fleet Destroyer420ton 
USS Truxton
1899 Nov 13Fleet Destroyer433ton 
USS Stewart
1900 Jun 24Fleet Destroyer420ton 
USS Smith
1908 Mar 18Fleet Destroyer700ton 
USS Paulding
1909 Jul 24Fleet Destroyer742ton
First oil fuelled US destroyers.
USS Monaghan
1910 Jun 01Fleet Destroyer787ton 
USS Cassin
1912 May 01Fleet Destroyer1 010ton
Had reciprocating engines on both shafts for cruising.
USS O'Brien
1913 Jul 29Fleet Destroyer1 050ton 
USS Tucker
1914 Feb 23Fleet Destroyer1 090ton 
USS Sampson
1915 May 10Fleet Destroyer1 100ton
Pre flush decker of 1915
USS Caldwell
1916 Aug 22Fleet Destroyer1 120ton 
USS Wickes
1917 Jun 26Fleet Destroyer1 090ton
1000t flush decker.
USS Clemson
1918 May 11Fleet Destroyer1 190ton 
USS Farragut
1932 Sep 20Fleet Destroyer1 395ton
First US post WW1 class. Introduced US 5in 38cal Mark 12 singles.
USS Porter
1933 Dec 18Fleet Destroyer1 834ton
First US leader in the 1850t class of the 1930 london naval treaty. Introduced twin SP guns.
USS Mahan
1934 Jun 12Fleet Destroyer1 488ton 
USS Somers
1935 Jun 27Fleet Destroyer2 047ton 
USS Bagley
1936 Jul 31Fleet Destroyer1 646ton 
USS Gridley
1936 Dec 01Fleet Destroyer1 590ton 
USS Sims
1937 Jul 13Fleet Destroyer1 764ton 
USS Benham
1938 Apr 16Fleet Destroyer1 637ton 
USS Benson
1938 May 16Fleet Destroyer1 839ton 
USS Bristol
1940 Dec 02Fleet Destroyer1 839ton 
USS Fletcher
1941 Mar 03Fleet Destroyer2 325ton
First non treaty class. Numerous WW2 class, large weight and stability margins.
USS Allen M Sumner
1943 Jul 07Fleet Destroyer2 610ton
Wider USS fletcher hull with 3 x US US 5in 38cal DP Mark 38 twin
USS Allen M Sumner Minelayer
1943 Jul 07Fleet Destroyer2 610ton 
USS Gearing
1944 Aug 10Fleet Destroyer2 616ton
All twin dual purpose turrets.
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