Bainbridge class destroyer
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The Bainbridge-class destroyers were the first destroyers of the United States Navy, built in 1899 and 1900.
The 13 ships were authorized following the Spanish-American War, and were decommissioned in 1920. One ship was lost at sea: the Chauncey, which collided with the SS Rose in 1917.
After decommissioning, the 12 remaining ships were sold to Joseph G. Hitner, except for the Hopkins, which was sold to the Denton Shore Lumber Company.
A Bainbridge-class destroyer would be dwarfed by its counterpart of 100 years later. The Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG-96) is more than twice as long and displaces 20 times as much tonnage as her namesake a century earlier, and deadlier than an entire fleet of the battleships that the first Bainbridge was built to protect.
[edit] General Characteristics
- Length: 250 ft (76.2 m)
- Beam: 23 ft 1 in (7.04 m)
- Draft: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
- Displacement
- Normal: 420 tons
- Full load: 592 tons
- Propulsion
- 4 boilers
- 2 engines, 8,000 hp
- Maximum speed: 28.4 knots (52.6 km/h)
- Armament
- 2 3 in (76 mm) guns
- 5 6 pound (2.7 kg) guns
- 2 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes
- Complement: 3 officers and 72 enlisted men
[edit] Subdividing the Bainbridge class
Some sources break the Bainbridge class into other classes.
- Hopkins and Hull were oil-fueled rather than coal-fueled, and may be considered to be Hopkins-class.
- Lawrence and Macdonough had two additional 6-pounder guns, and may be considered to be Lawrence-class.
[edit] Ships of the Bainbridge class
| Ship | Shipyard |
|---|---|
| Bainbridge | Neafle and Levy Ship and Engine Building Company |
| Barry | Neafle and Levy Ship and Engine Building Company |
| Chauncey | Union Iron Works |
| Dale | William R. Trigg Company |
| Decatur | William R. Trigg Company |
| Hopkins | Harlin & Hollingsworth Company |
| Hull | Harlin & Hollingsworth Company |
| Lawrence | Fore River Ship & Engine Company |
| Macdonough | Fore River Ship & Engine Company |
| Paul Jones | Union Iron Works |
| Perry | Union Iron Works |
| Preble | Union Iron Works |
| Stewart | Gas Engine and Power Company |
| Bainbridge-class destroyer |
| Bainbridge | Barry | Chauncey | Dale | Decatur | Hopkins | Hull | Lawrence | Macdonough | Paul Jones | Perry | Preble | Stewart |
List of destroyers of the United States Navy List of destroyer classes of the United States Navy |
