Truxtun Class Destroyer (1901)
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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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