O'Brien Class Destroyer (1914)
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Jump to navigationJump to searchSix O'Brien class destroyers were completed for the U.S. Navy in 1914 and 1915. They were improved versions of the previous Cassin class and increased the size of torpedoes to 21-in.
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Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
O'Brien | William Cramp & Sons | 8 Sep, 1913 | 20 Jul, 1914 | 22 May, 1915 | |
Nicholson | William Cramp & Sons | 8 Sep, 1913 | 19 Aug, 1914 | 30 Apr, 1915 | |
Winslow | William Cramp & Sons | 1 Oct, 1913 | 11 Feb, 1915 | 7 Aug, 1915 | |
McDougal | Bath Iron Works | 29 Jul, 1913 | 22 Apr, 1914 | 16 Jun, 1914 | |
Cushing | Fore River Shipbuilding | 23 Sep, 1913 | 16 Jan, 1915 | 21 Aug, 1915 | |
Ericsson | New York Shipbuilding | 10 Nov, 1913 | 22 Aug, 1914 | 14 Aug, 1915 |
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Bibliography
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. 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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