Aylwin-class destroyer
Appearance
![]() USS Aylwin circa 1916–17
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Class overview | |
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Name | Aylwin class |
Builders | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia |
Operators | ![]() |
Preceded by | Cassin class |
Succeeded by | O'Brien class |
Built | 1912–14 |
In commission | 1913–22 |
Completed | 4 |
Retired | 4 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Destroyer |
Displacement |
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Length | 305 ft 3 in (93.04 m) |
Beam | 30 ft 4 in (9.25 m) |
Draft | 9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | 2 × shafts |
Speed | 29.6 kn (54.8 km/h; 34.1 mph) (trials) |
Capacity | 307 tons oil (fuel) |
Complement |
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Armament |
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The Aylwin class was a
convoy escorts during World War I. The Aylwins were the second of five "second-generation" 1000-ton four-stack destroyer classes that were front-line ships of the Navy until the 1920s. They were known as "thousand tonners". All were scrapped in 1935 to comply with the London Naval Treaty.[1]
All four ships were built by William Cramp & Sons in Philadelphia.[2]
These ships were built concurrently with the Cassin class and in some references are considered to be in that class. In design and armament they were essentially repeats of the Cassin class.[1]
Design
Unlike the other "thousand tonner" classes, the Aylwins were not a significant improvement on the previous class.[1]
Armament
They retained the Cassins' armament of four
3-inch (76 mm)/23 caliber anti-aircraft gun added.[2]
Engineering
The ships were equipped with four
kW); this was typical for the others of the class. Normal fuel oil capacity was 307 tons.[5]
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Ships in class
Name | Hull no. | Shipyard | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Fate |
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Aylwin | DD-47 | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia | 7 March 1912 | 23 November 1912 | 17 January 1914 | 23 February 1921 | Scrapped 1935 |
Parker | DD-48 | William Cramp & Sons | 11 March 1912 | 8 February 1913 | 30 December 1913 | 6 June 1922 | Scrapped 1935 |
Benham | DD-49 | William Cramp & Sons | 14 March 1912 | 22 March 1913 | 20 Jan 1914 | 7 July 1922 | Scrapped 1935 |
Balch | DD-50 | William Cramp & Sons | 7 May 1912 | 21 December 1912 | 26 March 1914 | 20 June 1922 | Scrapped 1935 |
See also
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References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
Bibliography
- ISBN 0-313-26202-0.
- ISBN 1-55750-442-3.
- Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906-1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
- Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I. London: Random House Group, Ltd. 2001. ISBN 1-85170-378-0.
- Silverstone, Paul H. (1970). U.S. Warships of World War I. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-71100-095-6.
External links
- Tin Can Sailors @ Destroyers.org - Aylwin-class destroyer
- DestroyerHistory.org Aylwin class page
- DestroyerHistory.org Thousand Tonner page
- NavSource Destroyer Photo Index Page
- DiGiulian, Tony Navweaps.com 4"/50 Mks 7, 8, 9, and 10
- DiGiulian, Tony Navweaps.com Pre-WWII US Torpedoes
- US Navy Torpedo History, part 2 Archived 2014-09-15 at the Wayback Machine