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FIGHTING SHIPS OF THE WORLD
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TORPEDO SHIPS
PAUL JONES destroyers (1902 - 1903)
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Ships
| No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DD10 | Paul Jones | 63 | Union Iron Wks, San Francisco | 4/1899 | 14.6.1902 | 12/1903 | stricken 9.1919 |
| DD11 | Perry | 64 | Union Iron Wks, San Francisco | 4/1899 | 27.10.1900 | 9/1902 | stricken 9.1919 |
| DD12 | Preble | 65 | Union Iron Wks, San Francisco | 4/1899 | 2.3.1901 | 12/1903 | stricken 9.1919 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 480 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 76.4 |
| Breadth, m | 7.16 |
| Draught, m | 2.21 mean |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VTE, 4 Thornycroft boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 8000 |
| Max speed, kts | 29 |
| Fuel, t | coal 202 |
| 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 |
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nearly sister-ship Bainbridge 1902
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Project history
Authorized under the Act of 4.5.1898. Similar to Bainbridge class.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
