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BAINBRIDGE destroyers (1902)
Ships
| No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DD1 | Bainbridge | 918 | Neafie & Levy, Philadelphia | 8/1899 | 27.8.1901 | 11/1902 | stricken 9.1919 |
| DD2 | Barry | 919 | Neafie & Levy, Philadelphia | 9/1899 | 22.3.1902 | 11/1902 | stricken 9.1919 |
| DD3 | Chauncey | 920 | Neafie & Levy, Philadelphia | 12/1899 | 26.10.1901 | 11/1902 | collision 19.11.1917 |
| DD4 | Dale | 1 | WR Trigg, Richmond | 7/1899 | 24.7.1900 | 10/1902 | stricken 9.1919 |
| DD5 | Decatur | 2 | WR Trigg, Richmond | 7/1899 | 26.9.1900 | 5/1902 | stricken 9.1919 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 420 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 76.2 |
| Breadth, m | 7.18 |
| Draught, m | 1.98 mean |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VTE, 4 Thornycroft boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 8000 |
| Max speed, kts | 29 |
| Fuel, t | DD1 - 3: coal 213 DD4, 5: coal 203 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2700(8) |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 76/50 Mk III/V/VI, 5 x 1 - 57/50 Driggs-Schroeder Mk II/III, 2 x 1 - 450 TT (4) |
| Complement | 73 |
Standard scale images
Bainbridge 1902
Project history
Authorized under the Act of 4.5.1898. Forecastle deck, not turtle, forward. Four funnels in two groups, with one TT between the groups and one far aft.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Chauncey was lost 19.11.1917 on a Straits of Gibraltar in collision with USS Caya.
