Smith Class Destroyer (1908)

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Five Smith class destroyers were completed for the U.S. Navy in 1909 and 1910.

Overview of 5 vessels
Citations for this data available on individual ship pages
Name Builder Laid Down Launched Completed Fate
Smith William Cramp & Sons 18 Mar, 1908 20 Apr, 1909 26 Nov, 1909 Sold 20 Dec, 1921
Lamson William Cramp & Sons 18 Mar, 1908 16 Jun, 1909 10 Feb, 1910 Sold 21 Nov, 1919
Preston New York Shipbuilding Corporation 28 Apr, 1908 14 Jul, 1909 24 Dec, 1909 Sold 21 Nov, 1919
Flusser Bath Iron Works 3 Aug, 1908 20 Jul, 1909 28 Oct, 1909 Sold 21 Nov, 1919
Reid Bath Iron Works 3 Aug, 1908 17 Aug, 1909 3 Dec, 1909

Design & Construction

Performance

Searchlights

Armament

See Also

Footnotes

Bibliography

  • Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
  • Friedman, Norman (1985). U.S. Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. (on Amazon.com).


Smith Class Destroyer
Smith Lamson Preston Flusser Reid
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