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| The U.S. started to built up a destroyer force during WW I - the Wickes,
Clemson and Caldwell
class also known as "flushdeckers" or "4-stack destroyers". 273 ships had been built until the early 20s (111 Wickes, 156 Clemson and 6 Caldwell) and some of them were modernized in the late 30s and served into the 40s. Becomming obsolete during the following years the 102 of them were scrapped unteil the early 40s they other reconstructed and modernized. |
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| The Wickes and Clemson were quite identical unless the 100 ts additional displacement of the Clemson class. | ||||
| Early WW II some of these ships were transferred to the Royal Navy in 1940. In 1944 several ships were assigned to the Soviet Navy | ||||
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| Technical Data | Explanation of data sheets | |
| Built: Displacement: Dimensions: Propulsion: Max. Speed: Range: Fuel: Crew: |
1917-1919 1,060 -1,215 / 1,360-1,699 ts 95.9 x 9.5 x 2,7 m 24,000-27,000 shp; 35 kts 2,500 nm @ 20 kts 225 ts 6 + 108 |
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| Tactical Data | in 1918 | |
| Main: AA: Torpedoes: Depth Charges: Mines: |
4x102 cal xx [4x1] 2x7.6 12x533 [4x3] ? ? |
| DD 110 ... DD 112 - 1917-Spring: ordered at Union Iron Works | ||||||||
| DD 131 ... DD 134 - 1917-Spring: ordered at
Bath Ironworks;
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| DD 131 - commissioned as USS Buchanan; was among the 50 destroyers ceded to the Royal Navy in 1940 (Lend Lease Agreeement) to boost the escort fleet; renamed Campbeltown; became famous due to the St. Nazaire raid in March 1942 | ||||||||
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