- Caldwell class destroyer
The "Caldwell" class of
destroyer s served in theUnited States Navy near the end ofWorld War I .Built in 1917 and 1918, the 6 ships of the "Caldwell" class were flush-decked to remove the fo'c'sle break weakness of the preceding "Tucker" class. The forward sheer of the "Caldwell" class was improved to keep "A" turret from being constantly washed out. The class had beam torpedo tubes and wing turrets, both flaws in design.
"Manley"'s high-speed destroyer transport (APD) conversion, removing her forward stacks and boilers, gave her the capacity to lift 200 Marines and four 11m (36')
Higgins assault boats. She saw action atGuadalcanal andKwajalein .Three entered
Royal Navy service under theDestroyers for Bases Agreement as the "Leeds "-class. "Leeds" provided cover at Gold Beach on 6 June 1944; her sisters served as convoy escorts. All survived the war, two being sunk as targets and one scrapped, postwar.The 6 ships of the Caldwell class were
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*Fitzsimons, Bernard, General Editor. "The Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare", Volume 5, pp.510-11, "Caldwell", and Volume 16, pp.1717-18, "Leeds". London: Phoebus, 1978.
*http://www.navsource.org/archivesExternal links
* [http://www.destroyerhistory.org/flushdeck/caldwellclass.html "Caldwell"-class destroyers] at [http://www.destroyerhistory.org/index.html Destroyer History Foundation]
* [http://www.destroyersonline.com/usndd/classcald.html "Caldwell"-class destroyers] at [http://www.destroyersonline.com/usndd/classcald.html Destroyers OnLine]
* [http://www.destroyers.org/Class/cl-Caldwell.htm Tin Can Sailors @ destroyers.org Caldwell class destroyer]
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