| Truxtun-class destroyer | |
|---|---|
 USS Truxtun (DD-14) | |
| Class overview | |
| Name: | Truxtun class destroyer |
| Builders: | Maryland Steel Company |
| Operators: |
 United States Navy |
| Preceded by: | Bainbridge-class destroyer |
| Succeeded by: | Smith-class destroyer |
| Completed: | 3 |
| Retired: | 3 |
| Preserved: | 0 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Destroyer |
| Displacement: |
433 long tons (440 t) normal 605 long tons (615 t) full load |
| Length: | 259 ft 6 in (79.10 m) |
| Beam: | 22 ft 3 in (6.78 m) |
| Draft: | 6 ft (1.8 m) |
| Propulsion: |
4 Boilers 2 Vertical expansion engines 8,300 ihp (6,189 kW) 2 screws |
| Speed: | 29.6 knots (54.8 km/h; 34.1 mph) |
| Capacity: | 175 tons coal (fuel) |
| Complement: |
3 Officers 75 Enlisted |
| Armament: |
• 2 × 3"/50 rapid fire guns • 6 × 6-pounder rapid fire guns • 2 × 18 in (460 mm) torpedo tubes |
Three Truxtun-class destroyers served in the United States Navy.
USS Truxtun (DD-14), USS Whipple (DD-15) and USS Worden (DD-16) were all built by Maryland Steel Company and commissioned in 1902. After service during World War I, all were sold in 1920 and converted to merchant vessels.
Part of the original 16 destroyers authorized by Congress in 1898, they escorted convoys during World War I.
See also[]
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Truxtun class destroyers. |
References[]
External links[]
| ||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The original article can be found at Truxtun-class destroyer and the edit history here.