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Three '''''Truxtun'' class destroyers''' were completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1903. | Three '''''Truxtun'' class destroyers''' were completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1903. | ||
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+ | ! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 3 vessels | ||
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+ | | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small> | ||
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+ | ! align=center | Name | ||
+ | ! align=center | Builder | ||
+ | ! align=center | Laid Down | ||
+ | ! align=center | Launched | ||
+ | ! align=center | Completed | ||
+ | ! align=center | Fate | ||
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+ | | {{US-1Truxtun}} | ||
+ | |[[Maryland Steel Company]] | ||
+ | |13 Nov, 1899 | ||
+ | |15 Aug, 1901 | ||
+ | |11 Sep, 1902 | ||
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+ | | {{US-1Whipple}} | ||
+ | |[[Maryland Steel Company]] | ||
+ | |13 Nov, 1899 | ||
+ | |15 Aug, 1901 | ||
+ | |21 Oct, 1902 | ||
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+ | | {{US-1Worden}} | ||
+ | |[[Maryland Steel Company]] | ||
+ | |13 Nov, 1899 | ||
+ | |15 Aug, 1902 | ||
+ | |31 Dec, 1902 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:ships> | ||
==Design & Construction== | ==Design & Construction== | ||
+ | The class was designed by [[Albert Stanton Chesebrough|Albert S. Chesebrough]], previously responsible for the [[Torpedo Boat|torpedo boat]] {{US-1Stringham}}.<ref>Brown. ''American Yachts and Yachtsmen''. p. 132.</ref> | ||
==Performance== | ==Performance== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:32, 2 March 2016
Three Truxtun class destroyers were completed for the U.S. Navy in 1903.
Overview of 3 vessels | |||||
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Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
Truxtun | Maryland Steel Company | 13 Nov, 1899 | 15 Aug, 1901 | 11 Sep, 1902 | |
Whipple | Maryland Steel Company | 13 Nov, 1899 | 15 Aug, 1901 | 21 Oct, 1902 | |
Worden | Maryland Steel Company | 13 Nov, 1899 | 15 Aug, 1902 | 31 Dec, 1902 |
Design & Construction
The class was designed by Albert S. Chesebrough, previously responsible for the torpedo boat Stringham.[1]
Performance
Armament
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Brown. American Yachts and Yachtsmen. p. 132.
Bibliography
- Brown, Harry (1901). The History of American Yachts and Yachtsmen. New York: Spirit of the Times Publishing Co.
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. 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).
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