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Ships

No	Name	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comm	Fate
DD75	Wickes	74	Bath Iron Wks	6.1917	25.6.1918	7.1918	to United Kingdom 10.1940 (Montgomery)
DD76	Philip	75	Bath Iron Wks	9.1917	25.7.1918	8.1918	to United Kingdom 10.1940 (Lancaster)
DD77	Woolsey	76	Bath Iron Wks	11/1917	17.9.1918	9/1918	collision 26.2.1921
DD78	Evans	77	Bath Iron Wks	12.1917	30.10.1918	11.1918	to United Kingdom 10.1940 (Mansfield)
DD79, 8.1940- APD4	Little	274	Fore River, Quincy	6.1917	11.11.1917	4.1918	fast transport 8.1940, sunk 5.9.1942
DD80	Kimberly	275	Fore River, Quincy	6.1917	14.12.1917	4.1918	stricken 1.1937
DD81	Sigourney	276	Fore River, Quincy	8.1917	16.12.1917	5.1918	to United Kingdom 11.1940 (Newport)
DD82, 8.1940- APD3	Gregory	277	Fore River, Quincy	8.1917	27.1.1918	6.1918	fast transport 11.1940, sunk 5.9.1942
DD83, 1940- APD6, 6.1945- DD83	Stringham	278	Fore River, Quincy	9.1917	30.3.1918	7.1918	fast transport 12.1940, destroyer 6.1945, stricken 12.1945
DD84	Dyer	279	Fore River, Quincy	9.1917	13.3.1918	7.1918	stricken 1.1936
DD85, 8.1940- APD2	Colhoun	280	Fore River, Quincy	9.1917	21.2.1918	7.1918	fast transport 12.1940, sunk 30.8.1942
DD86	Stevens	281	Fore River, Quincy	9.1917	13.1.1918	5.1918	stricken 1.1936
DD87	McKee	156	Union Iron Wks, San Francisco	10.1917	23.3.1918	9.1918	stricken 1.1936
DD88	Robinson	157	Union Iron Wks, San Francisco	10.1917	28.3.1918	10.1918	to United Kingdom 11.1940 (Newmarket)
DD89	Ringgold	158	Union Iron Wks, San Francisco	10.1917	14.4.1918	11.1918	to United Kingdom 11.1940 (Newark)
DD90, 8.1940- APD5	McKean	159	Union Iron Wks, San Francisco	2.1918	4.7.1918	2.1919	fast transport 12.1940, sunk 17.11.1943
DD91	Harding	160	Union Iron Wks, San Francisco	2.1918	4.7.1918	1.1919	stricken 1.1936
DD92	Gridley, 5.1935- unnamed	161	Union Iron Wks, San Francisco	4.1918	4.7.1918	1.1919	stricken 1.1937
DD93	Fairfax		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	7.1917	15.12.1917	4.1918	to United Kingdom 10.1940 (Richmond)
DD94	Taylor		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	10.1917	27.12.1917	7.1918	stricken 12.1938
DD95	Bell	301	Fore River, Quincy	11.1917	14.1.1919	7.1918	stricken 1.1937
DD96, 7.1920- DM1	Stribling	302	Fore River, Quincy	12.1917	29.5.1918	8.1918	fast minelayer 7.1920, stricken 12.1936
DD97, 7.1920- DM2	Murray	303	Fore River, Quincy	12.1917	8.6.1918	8.1918	fast minelayer 7.1920, stricken 1.1936
DD98, 7.1920- DM3	Israel	304	Fore River, Quincy	1.1918	22.6.1918	8.1918	fast minelayer 7.1920, stricken 1.1937
DD99, 7.1920- DM4	Luce (ex-Schley)	305	Fore River, Quincy	2.1918	29.6.1918	9.1918	fast minelayer 7.1920, stricken 1.1936
DD100, 7.1920- DM5	Maury	306	Fore River, Quincy	2.1918	4.7.1918	9.1918	fast minelayer 7.1920, stricken 10.1930
DD101, 7.1920- DM6	Lansdale	307	Fore River, Quincy	4.1918	21.7.1918	10.1918	fast minelayer 7.1920, stricken 1.1937
DD102, 7.1920- DM7	Mahan	308	Fore River, Quincy	5.1918	4.8.1918	10.1918	fast minelayer 7.1920, stricken 10.1930
DD103, 2.1943- APD14, 7.1945- DD103	Schley	181	Union Iron Wks, San Francisco	10.1917	28.3.1918	9.1918	fast transport 2.1943, destroyer 7.1945, stricken 12.1945
DD104	Champlin	182	Union Iron Wks, San Francisco	10.1917	7.4.1918	11.1918	stricken 5.1936
DD105	Mugford, 5.1935- unnamed	183	Union Iron Wks, San Francisco	12.1917	14.4.1918	11.1918	stricken 5.1936
DD106	Chew	184	Union Iron Wks, San Francisco	1.1918	26.5.1918	12.1918	stricken 11.1945
DD107, 11.1930- IX36, 4.1931- DD107	Hazelwood	185	Union Iron Wks, San Francisco	12/1917	22.6.1918	2/1919	target No2 IX36 11.1930, destroyer 4.1931, stricken 6.1935
DD108	Williams	186	Union Iron Wks, San Francisco	3/1918	4.7.1918	3/1919	to Canada 9.1940 (St. Clair)
DD109	Crane	187	Union Iron Wks, San Francisco	1/1918	4.7.1918	4/1919	stricken 12.1945
DD110, 7.1920- DM8	Hart	188	Union Iron Wks, San Francisco	1/1918	4.7.1918	5/1919	fast minelayer 7.1920, stricken 11.1931
DD111, 7.1920- DM9	Ingraham	189	Union Iron Wks, San Francisco	1/1918	4.7.1918	5/1919	fast minelayer 7.1920, stricken 12.1936
DD112, 7.1920- DM10	Ludlow	190	Union Iron Wks, San Francisco	1/1918	9.6.1918	12/1918	fast minelayer 7.1920, stricken 11.1930
DD113, 5.1944- APD25, 7.1945- DD113	Rathburne	450	Cramp, Philadelphia	7/1917	27.12.1917	6/1918	fast transport 5.1944, destroyer 7.1945, stricken 11.1945
DD114, 3.1943- APD7, 7.1945- DD114	Talbot	451	Cramp, Philadelphia	7/1917	20.2.1918	7/1918	fast transport 10.1942, destroyer 7.1945, stricken 10.1945
DD115, 2.1943- APD8, 8.1945- DD115	Waters	452	Cramp, Philadelphia	7/1917	9.3.1918	8/1918	fast transport 10.1942, destroyer 8.1945, stricken 10.1945
DD116, 3.1943- APD9	Dent	453	Cramp, Philadelphia	8/1917	23.3.1918	9/1918	fast transport 10.1942, stricken 1.1946
DD117, 11.1940- DMS1	Dorsey	454	Cramp, Philadelphia	9/1917	9.4.1918	9/1918	fast minesweeper 11.1940, wrecked 9.10.1945
DD118	Lea	455	Cramp, Philadelphia	9/1917	29.4.1918	10/1918	stricken 8.1945
DD119, 4.1932- AG21, 11.1940- DMS2	Lamberton	217	Newport News	10/1917	30.3.1918	8/1918	target vessel AG21 4.1932, fast minesweeper 11.1940, stricken 1.1947
DD120, 4.1932- AG22, 6.1932- DD120	Radford	218	Newport News	10/1917	5.8.1918	9/1918	conversion to target cancelled, stricken 5.1936
DD121, 1.1931- DM17	Montgomery	219	Newport News	10/1917	23.3.1918	7/1918	fast minelayer 1.1931, badly damaged 17.10.1944, never repaired
DD122, 6.1931- DM18	Breese	220	Newport News	11/1917	11.5.1918	10/1918	fast minelayer 6.1931, stricken 2.1946
DD123, 6.1930- DM15	Gamble	221	Newport News	11/1917	11.5.1918	11/1918	fast minelayer 6.1930, damaged 18.2.1945, never repaired
DD124, 6.1930- DM16	Ramsay	222	Newport News	12/1917	8.6.1918	2/1919	fast minelayer 6.1930, miscellaneous auxiliary AG98 6.1945
DD125, 7.1943- APD19	Tattnall	210	New York SB, Camden	12/1917	5.9.1918	6/1919	fast transport 7.1943, stricken 1.1946
DD126	Badger	211	New York SB, Camden	1/1918	14.8.1918	5/1919	stricken 8.1945
DD127	Twiggs	212	New York SB, Camden	1/1918	28.9.1918	7/1919	to United Kingdom 10.1940 (Leamington)
DD128	Babbitt	213	New York SB, Camden	2/1918	30.9.1918	10/1919	miscellaneous auxiliary AG102 6.1945
DD129	De Long	214	New York SB, Camden	2/1918	29.10.1918	9/1919	wrecked 1.12.1921
DD130	Jacob Jones	215	New York SB, Camden	2/1918	20.11.1918	10/1919	sunk 28.2.1942
DD131	Buchanan	78	Bath Iron Wks	6/1918	2.1.1919	1/1919	to United Kingdom 9.1940 (Campbelltown)
DD132	Aaron Ward	79	Bath Iron Wks	8/1918	10.4.1919	4/1919	to United Kingdom 9.1940 (Castleton)
DD133	Hale	80	Bath Iron Wks	10/1918	29.5.1919	6/1919	to United Kingdom 9.1940 (Caldwell)
DD134	Crowninshield	81	Bath Iron Wks	11/1918	24.7.1919	8/1919	to United Kingdom 9.1940 (Chelsea)
DD135	Tillman		Charleston N Yd	7/1918	7.7.1919	4/1920	to United Kingdom 11.1940 (Wells)
DD136, 8.1931- IX36, 11.1940- DMS3	Boggs		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	11/1917	25.4.1918	9/1918	target vessel IX36 8.1931, fast minesweeper 11.1940, miscellaneous auxiliary AG19 6.1945
DD137, 8.1931- IX37, 4.1932- DD137, 3.1943 - APD15, 7.1945 - DD137	Kilty		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	12/1917	25.4.1918	12/1918	target vessel IX37 8.1931, destroyer 4.1932, fast transport 1.1943, destroyer 7.1945, stricken 11.1945
DD138	Kennison		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	2/1918	8.6.1918	4/1919	miscellaneous auxiliary AG83 10.1944
DD139, 2.1943- APD16	Ward (ex-Cowell)		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	5/1918	1.6.1918	7/1919	fast transport 1.1943, sunk 7.12.1944
DD140	Claxton		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	4/1918	14.1.1919	9/1919	to United Kingdom 11.1940 (Salisbury)
DD141, 10.1941- DMS18	Hamilton		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	6/1918	15.1.1919	11/1919	fast minesweeper 10.1941, miscellaneous auxiliary AG111 6.1945
DD142	Tarbell	457	Cramp, Philadelphia	12/1917	28.5.1918	11/1918	stricken 8.1945
DD143	Yarnall	458	Cramp, Philadelphia	2/1918	19.1.1918	11/1918	to United Kingdom 10.1940 (Lincoln)
DD144	Upshur	459	Cramp, Philadelphia	2/1918	4.7.1918	12/1918	miscellaneous auxiliary AG103 6.1945
DD145	Greer	460	Cramp, Philadelphia	2/1918	1.8.1918	12/1918	stricken 8.1945
DD146, 11.1940- DMS4	Elliot	461	Cramp, Philadelphia	2/1918	4.7.1918	1/1919	fast minesweeper 11.1940, miscelaneous auxiliary AG104 6.1945
DD147, 10.1943- APD20	Roper	462	Cramp, Philadelphia	3/1918	17.8.1918	2/1919	fast transport 10.1943, stricken 10.1945
DD148	Breckinridge	463	Cramp, Philadelphia	3/1918	17.8.1918	2/1919	miscellaneous auxiliary AG112 6.1945
DD149	Barney	464	Cramp, Philadelphia	3/1918	5.9.1918	3/1919	miscellaneous auxiliary AG113 6.1945
DD150	Blakeley	465	Cramp, Philadelphia	3/1918	19.9.1918	5/1919	stricken 8.1945
DD151	Biddle	466	Cramp, Philadelphia	4/1918	3.10.1918	4/1919	miscellaneous auxiliary AG114 6.1945
DD152	Du Pont	467	Cramp, Philadelphia	5/1918	22.10.1918	4/1919	miscellaneous auxiliary AG80 9.1944
DD153	Bernadou	468	Cramp, Philadelphia	6/1918	7.11.1918	5/1919	stricken 8.1945
DD154	Ellis	469	Cramp, Philadelphia	7/1918	30.11.1918	6/1919	miscellaneous auxiliary AG115 6.1945
DD155	Cole	470	Cramp, Philadelphia	6/1918	11.1.1919	6/1919	miscellaneous auxiliary AG116 6.1945
DD156	J. Fred Talbott	471	Cramp, Philadelphia	7/1918	14.12.1918	6/1919	miscellaneous auxiliary AG81 9.1944
DD157, 8.1943- APD21	Dickerson	216	New York SB, Camden	5/1918	12.3.1919	9/1919	fast transport 8.1943, sunk 4.4.1945
DD158	Leary	217	New York SB, Camden	3/1918	18.12.1918	12/1919	sunk 24.12.1943
DD159	Schenck	218	New York SB, Camden	3/1918	23.4.1919	10/1919	miscellaneous auxiliary AG82 9.1944
DD160, 12.1943- APD22	Herbert	219	New York SB, Camden	4/1918	8.5.1919	11/1919	fast transport 12.1943, stricken 10.1945
DD161, 11.1940- DMS5	Palmer	321	Fore River, Quincy	5/1918	18.8.1918	11/1918	fast minesweeper 11.1940, sunk 7.1.1945
DD162	Thatcher	322	Fore River, Quincy	6/1918	31.8.1918	1/1919	to Canada 9.1940 (Niagara)
DD163	Walker	323	Fore River, Quincy	6/1918	14.9.1918	1/1919	water barge YW57 3.1938
DD164, 2.1943- APD17	Crosby	324	Fore River, Quincy	6/1918	28.9.1918	1/1919	fast transport 1.1943, stricken 10.1945
DD165	Meredith	325	Fore River, Quincy	6/1918	28.9.1918	1/1919	stricken 1.1936
DD166	Bush	326	Fore River, Quincy	7/1918	27.10.1918	2/1919	stricken 1.1936
DD167	Cowell	327	Fore River, Quincy	7/1918	23.11.1918	3/1919	to United Kingdom 9.1940 (Brighton)
DD168	Maddox	328	Fore River, Quincy	7/1918	27.10.1918	3/1919	to United Kingdom 9.1940 (Georgetown)
DD169	Foote	329	Fore River, Quincy	8/1918	14.12.1918	3/1919	to United Kingdom 9.1940 (Roxburgh)
DD170	Kalk (ex-Rodgers)	330	Fore River, Quincy	8/1918	21.12.1918	3/1919	to Canada 9.1940 (Hamilton)
DD171, 7.1920- DM11	Burns	191	Union Iron Wks	4/1918	4.7.1918	8/1919	fast minelayer 7.1920, stricken 11.1930
DD172, 7.1920- DM12	Anthony	192	Union Iron Wks	4/1918	10.8.1918	7/1919	fast minelayer 7.1920, stricken 12.1936
DD173, 7.1920- DM13	Sproston	193	Union Iron Wks	4/1918	10.8.1918	7/1919	fast minelayer 7.1920, stricken 12.1936
DD174, 7.1920- DM14	Rizal	194	Union Iron Wks	6/1918	21.9.1918	5/1919	fast minelayer 7.1920, stricken 11.1931
DD175	Mackenzie	195	Union Iron Wks	7/1918	29.9.1918	7/1919	to Canada 9.1940 (Annapolis)
DD176	Renshaw	196	Union Iron Wks	5/1918	21.9.1918	7/1919	stricken 5.1936
DD177	O`Bannon	197	Union Iron Wks	11/1918	28.2.1919	8/1919	stricken 5.1936
DD178, 11.1940- DMS6	Hogan	198	Union Iron Wks	11/1918	12.4.1919	10/1919	fast minesweeper 11.1940, miscellaneous auxiliary AG105 6.1945
DD179, 11.1940- DMS7	Howard	199	Union Iron Wks	12/1918	26.4.1919	1/1920	fast minesweeper 11.1940, miscellaneous auxiliary AG106 6.1945
DD180, 11.1940- DMS8	Stansbury	200	Union Iron Wks	12/1918	16.5.1919	1/1920	fast minesweeper 11.1940, miscellaneous auxiliary AG107 6.1945
DD181	Hopewell	223	Newport News	1/1918	8.6.1918	3/1919	to United Kingdom 9.1940 (Bath)
DD182	Thomas	224	Newport News	3/1918	4.7.1918	4/1919	to United Kingdom 9.1940 (St. Albans)
DD183	Haraden	225	Newport News	3/1918	4.7.1918	6/1919	to Canada 9.1940 (Columbia)
DD184	Abbot	226	Newport News	4/1918	4.7.1918	6/1919	to United Kingdom 9.1940 (Charlestown)
DD185	Bagley, 12.1939- Doran	227	Newport News	5/1918	19.10.1918	8/1919	to United Kingdom 9.1940 (St. Mary's)

Technical data

Data variant	as commissioned	APD conversion
Displacement standard, t	1090	1315
Displacement full, t	1247	1793
Length, m	94.5 wl 95.8 oa	95.7
Breadth, m	9.40	11.3
Draught, m	2.80	3.76
No of shafts	2	2
Machinery	exact data is not available in many cases, following machinery composition is somewhat conjectural DD75 - 78, 131 - 134: 2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 4 Normand boilers DD79 - 86, 95 - 102, 161 - 170: 2 Curtis steam turbines / 1 geared steam turbine for cruising, 4 Yarrow boilers DD87 - 92, 103 - 112, 171 - 180: 2 sets General Electric Curtis geared steam turbines, 4 Yarrow boilers DD93, 94, 135 - 141: 2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 4 Normand boilers DD113 - 118, 125 - 130, 142 - 160: 2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 4 White-Forster boilers DD119 - 124, 181 - 185: 2 sets General Electric Curtis geared steam turbines, 4 Thornycroft boilers	APD2 - 4, 6, 17: 2 Curtis steam turbines / 1 geared steam turbine for cruising, 2 Yarrow boilers APD5, 14: 2 sets General Electric Curtis geared steam turbines, 2 Yarrow boilers APD7 - 9, 19, 20 - 22, 25: 2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 White-Forster boilers APD15, 16: 2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Normand boilers
Power, h. p.	DD75 - 125, 131 - 156, 161 - 185: 27000 DD125 - 130: 24900 DD157 - 160: 26000	13000
Max speed, kts	35	22 - 24
Fuel, t	oil 225	oil 429
Endurance, nm(kts)	3800(15)
Armament	completed 1918: 4 x 1 - 102/50 Mk IX, 1 x 1 - 76/23 Mk XIV or 2 x 1 - 37/43 Mk VI/VII, 4 x 3 - 533 TT, 1 DCT, 2 DCR (15) completed 1919-1920: 4 x 1 - 102/50 Mk IX, 2 x 1 - 76/23 Mk XIV, 4 x 3 - 533 TT, 1 DCT, 2 DCR (15)	APD2 - 6: 3 x 1 - 102/50 Mk 9, 6 x 1 - 12.7/90, 4 DCT, 2 DCR APD7 - 9: presumably 3 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 20, 6 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, 4 DCT, 2 DCR APD14 - 17, 19 - 22, 25: presumably 3 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 20, 1 x 2 - 40/56 Mk 1.2, 5 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, 4 DCT, 2 DCR
Military load	---	4 LCP(L) or LCP(R), 144 troops
Electronic equipment	---	QCJ or QCL sonar APD7 - 9, 14 - 17, 19 - 22, 25: presumably SA, SE radars, QCJ or QCL sonar
Complement	114	101

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Project history

These were the famous 'flush deckers', mass produced during World War One, formed the bulk of the US destroyer force nearly until the outbreak of World War Two. They were essentially a 35kt version of Caldwell, the speed matching that of the FY 17 batttecruisers and scouts (Omaha class). Higher speed cost nearly 50% more power, and that in turn cost 90 to 100 tons of machinery. The earlier flush-decker hull was, therefore, modified, with a level keel (no drag) and with more nearly horizontal shafting. In arrangement, however, these ships duplicated the first six flush-deckers. The first 50 were authorized as part of the massive 1916 programme. There were two detail designs, one by Bath and one by Bethlehem Steel, for Fore River and Union Iron Works. Bath employed Parsons or Westinghouse turbines and Normand, Thornycroft, or White-Foster boilers; Bethlehem - Curtis turbines and, in many cases, Yarrow boilers. The latter deteriorated badly in service, and in 1929 the Navy decided to scrap 60 ships with Yarrow boilers. All the non-Bethlehem yards built the Bath design, known unofficially as the 'Liberty'.

Ships differed radically in performance, particularly in fuel economy, so that although the Wickes was credited with about 3178nm at 20krs, Fore River boats were credited with no more than about 3400nm at 15kts, and other Bethlehem ships were credited with only about 2300nm-2400nm at 15kts. The best 107 Bath ships were described as 'Long Radius Boats'.

The design called for two 1pdr AA guns, but in many vessels 76mm/23s had to be substituted.

Order on first 20 ships was given out in November, 1916 (DD75-94), a month later the repeated order on remained 30 (DD95-124) followed. Ships were built within the limits of the three-year program of 1916. USA's entry into the First World War has led to increase an order by 61 ships (DD125-185). Trials of first completed destroyers have appeared to some extent discouraging: both prototypes, and followed serial 'flushdeckers' have appeared notably wet, in comparison with predecessors, and the pitching even has increased, at the expense of narrower of ship ends.

Modernizations

1918 - 1919, all destroyers early completed: - 1 x 1 - 76/23 or 2 x 1 - 37/43; + (1 - 2) x 1 - 76/23 Mk XIV

1920, DM Stribling, Murray, Israel, Luce, Maury, Lansdale, Mahan, Hart, Ingraham, Ludlow, Burns, Anthony, Sproston, Rizal; 1930, Gamble; 1931, Montgomery, Breese, Ramsay: - (1 - 2) x 1 - 76/23, 4 x 3 - 533 TT, 1 DCT; + 80 mines

1930s, all survived: + 2 x 1 - 12.7/90 (only 1 76mm gun on board)

1940-1942, almost all survived: + QCJ or QCL sonar

1940, DMS Dorsey, Lamberton, Boggs, Elliot, Palmer, Hogan, Howard, Stansbury; 1941, Hamilton: - 4 x 1 - 102/50, 1 x 1 - 76/23, 4 x 3 - 533 TT, 1 DCT (Y-gun); + 4 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 20, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, (2 - 4) DCT, minesweeping gear, one boiler was removed (25kts max)

1940, Little, Gregory, Stringham, Colhoun, McKean; 1942, Talbot, Waters, Dent; 1943, Schley, Tattnall, Kilty, Ward, Roper, Dickerson, Herbert, Crosby; 1944, Rathburne were converted to fast attack transports with data as given in the table