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 Paulding class destroyer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Paulding-class destroyers were a modification of the Smith-class.
The newer class burned oil rather than coal, lightening the ships and making them faster.
Some were later transferred to the United States Coast Guard, while the rest were sold for scrap.
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 Clemson class destroyer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Clemson class was a series of 156 destroyers which served with the United States Navy from after World War I into World War II.
The Clemson class was a redesign of the Wickes class, and was the last class of flush-decker destroyers to be built for the United States.
Fourteen ships of the class were involved in the Honda Point Disaster in 1923, of which seven were lost.
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 wikien.info: Main_Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Paulding is the name of several places in the United States of America: Paulding, MichiganPaulding, MississippiPaulding, MissouriPaulding, New JerseyPaulding, OhioPaulding County, GeorgiaPaulding County, Ohio This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page — a navigational aid which l..
Paulding County is the name of several counties in the United States of America: Paulding County, GeorgiaPaulding County, Ohio This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
The county's explosive growth is evident with a population of 100,071 according to the 2003 U.S. Census Estimate.
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 USS Sterett - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Four ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Sterett in honor of Andrew Sterett.
The first USS Sterett (DD-27), a three-stack, modified Paulding-class destroyer (a type of ship often referred to as a "flivver") saw action during World War I.
The fourth USS Sterett (DDG-104) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer under construction as of 2004.
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 USS Beale (DD-40) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USS Beale (DD-40), a Paulding-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated CG-9.
Joining the Atlantic Destroyer Force, she arrived at Queenstown, Ireland, 5 February 1918.
Beale operated out of Queenstown on convoy and patrol duty until the end of World War I. She returned to the United States in December 1918 and served with the Atlantic Fleet until placed out of commission in reserve at Philadelphia Navy Yard 25 October 1919.
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 USS Warrington (DD-30)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
During most of the fall and early winter, the warship conducted battle drills and practice torpedo firings with the submarines and destroyers of the torpedo fleet.
The destroyer operated out of Queenstown until late November 1917 when she was ordered to France.
The destroyer parted company with her coastal convoy immediately and raced to rescue the sinking ship's crew.
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 USS Paulding (DD-22) -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
USS Paulding (DD-22) was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy.
Paulding was laid down by the Bath Iron Works Corporation at Bath in Maine on 24 July 1909, launched on 12 April 1910 by Miss Emma Paulding and commissioned on 29 September 1910, Lieutenant Commander Yates Stirling, Jr.
Paulding was decommissioned in August 1919 and remained in the Reserve Fleet.
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 DD-238 James K. Paulding
After shakedown James K. Paulding was assigned to the Atlantic Fleet, and commenced tactical exercises with destroyer squadrons along the coast.
Even more important, however, the service of James K Paulding and her sister ships was a base upon which an even more powerful naval force was built.
She was reduced to a hulk 28 December 1936 in accordance with the provisions of the London treaty for the limitation and reduction of naval armament, scrapped, and struck from the Navy List 25 January 1937.
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 USS Terry (DD-25)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The first USS Terry (DD-25) was a modified Paulding-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I, and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated CG-19.
By 1 January 1916, the torpedo boat destroyer was operating with a reduced complement destroyer division.
On another occasion, on 19 March 1918, she assisted Manley (Destroyer No. 74) with casualties after that destroyer was damaged by an accidental depth charge explosion.
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 US Navy in WW1
The destroyers were part of the at least 36 United States destroyers that reached European waters in 1917-18, many of them based at Queenstown, Ireland, and St Nazaire and Brest, France.
Some of the 'K' class submarines were based in the Azores and 'L' class at Berehaven, Bantry Bay, Ireland on anti-U-boat patrols 1917-18.
In 1917 the programme of large ship construction was suspended to concentrate on destroyers (including the large 'flush decker' classes, 50 of which ended up in the Royal Navy in 1940), submarine-chasers, submarines, and merchantmen to help replace the tremendous losses due to unrestricted U-boat attacks.
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 List of destroyer classes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
KDX II class — 4 ships + 2 ships under construction
County class — 8 ships (4 Batch I, 4 Batch II), 1961–1967
Arleigh Burke class — 36 ships, 1989– (further ships are being constructed or planned)
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 USN Ships--USS Monaghan (Destroyer # 32, later DD-32)
USS Monaghan, a 742-ton Paulding class destroyer, was built at Newport News, Virginia.
Following the United States' April 1917 entry into World War I, the destroyer was employed on patrol and escort duties off the East Coast and in the European war zone.
USS L-3 (Submarine # 42) and USS Monaghan (Destroyer # 32) are in the background.
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 USS Patterson - meaning of word
* The first USS Patterson (DD-36) was a Paulding class destroyer destroyer launched in 1910 and served in World War I.
* The second USS Patterson (DD-392) was a Gridley class destroyer destroyer launched in 1937, served in World War II and decommissioned in 1945.
* The third USS Patterson (DE-1061) was a Knox class frigate frigate launched in 1969 and decommissioned in 1991.
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 BIW Ship Specs.Hulls #1 -100
In 1918 to the United States Navy for service in World War I but accidentally destroyed by an ordnance explosion while being outfitted for that purpose.
First destroyer built at Bath Iron Works and first turbine-driven destroyer in the United States Navy.
In 1939 was converted to an experimental fast destroyer transport and August 2,1940 redesignated APD-1.
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 USS TERRY ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The first USS ''Terry'' (DD-25) was a modified ''Paulding''-class destroyer launched in 1909 and served in World_War_I.
She served in the United_States_Coast_Guard from 1924 to 1930.
The second USS ''Terry'' (DD-513) was a ''Fletcher''-class destroyer launched in 1942 and decommissioned by 1947 after serving with World_War_II.
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 USS Terry - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Two ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Terry for Edward Terry.
She served in the United States Coast Guard from 1924 to 1930.
This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
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 Paulding class destroyer - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Paulding class destroyer - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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 Destroyers OnLine - Destroyers
The destroyer class of ship came into existance as a weapon against the torpedo boat which itself came about as a cheap weapon against capital ships.
The destroyer was in fact developed out of torpedo boat design.
Destroyers also were capable, being larger and more durable than torpedo boats, of serving as scout ships for the fleet.
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 Encyclopedia: List of destroyers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Town class — 50 ships from three classes of United States Navy destroyers, 1917–1920
Post-World War I and World War II classes
See also: list of destroyers of the United States Navy
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 I-Africa USA
The first USS Walke (DD-34) was a Paulding-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Rear Admiral Henry A. Walke.
During the fall and winter, the destroyer conducted battle practice and torpedo-firing exercises with the destroyers and submarines of the torpedo fleet.
Such operations occupied the destroyer until 1 November 1913, when she was placed in reserve at the New York Navy Yard.
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 kalk bay cape town   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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 USN Ships--USS Trippe (Destroyer # 33, later DD-33)
USS Trippe, a 742-ton Paulding class destroyer built at Bath, Maine, was commissioned in March 1911.
For the next year and a half, while based at Queenstown, Ireland, she escorted convoys and conducted anti-submarine patrols as part of the Allied effort to control the U-Boat threat.
With the fighting ended, in December 1918 the destroyer began her homeward voyage.
www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-t/dd33.htm   (404 words)

  
 ipedia.com: USS Reuben James (DD-245) Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The first USS Reuben James (DD-245), a post-World War I four-stack Clemson-class destroyer, was the first United States Navy ship sunk by hostile action in World War II and the first named for a Boatswain's Mate who distinguished himself fighting the Barbary pirates.
Her keel was laid down on 2 April 1919, launched on 4 October 1919, and commissioned on 24 September 1920 with Commander Gordon W. Hines in command.
Based at Hvalfjordur, Iceland, she sailed from Argentia, Newfoundland on 23 October 1941, with four other destroyers to escort eastbound convoy HX-156.
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 DD-27   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The first USS Sterett was a three stack, modified Paulding class destroyer, often referred to as "flivvers".
STERETT was armed with five three-inch guns, three.50 caliber machine guns and six 18-inch torpedo tubes.
Her distinctive three funnels distinguished her from the rest of the four funnel destroyers of the time.
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 USN Ships--USS Walke (Destroyer # 34, later DD-34)
USS Walke, a 742-ton Paulding class destroyer built at Quincy, Massachusetts, was commissioned in July 1911.
She operated with the Atlantic Torpedo Flotilla off the East Coast and in the Caribbean during the next two and a half years, followed by a period of relative inactivity that lasted until mid-1915.
Laid up for the next decade and a half, she was formally given hull number DD-34 in July 1920 and renamed DD-34 in July 1933, thus freeing the name Walke for a new destroyer, though construction of that ship, (DD-416), did not begin for another five years.
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 ndex, list of Blueprints and excerpts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The patrols and maneuvers sharpened her war readiness, so that, true to Navy tradition, she was ready for any eventuality when she sailed for Europe on May 26, 1917.
Based at Queenstown, Ireland, Jenkins and her sister destroyers patrolled the eastern Atlantic, escorting convoys and rescuing survivors of sunken merchantmen.
The destroyer operated along the Atlantic coast until arriving at Philadelphia on July 20.
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 Floating Drydock Models
USS Gwin DD-433 Benson Class Destroyer (DD) 1943
USS Farenholt DD-491 Benson class Destroyer (DD) 1942
USS Tillman DD-641 Benson Class Destroyer (DD) 1943
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 Clemson class destroyer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Clemson-class destroyers were commissioned by the United States Navy from 1919 to 1922, built by various shipyards.
The Clemson class was a redesign of the Wickes class.
Others were converted or upgraded and served through World War II.
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