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
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

  1. 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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