- Gridley class destroyer
The Gridley-class
destroyer s were a class of four 1500-ton destroyers in theUnited States Navy .The initial two ships were laid down on
June 3 ,1935 and commissioned in1937 . The second two were laid down in March of1936 and commissioned in1938 .Based on the "Mahan"-class destroyer, they had the same hull but had only a single stack and mounted sixteen
torpedo tubes. Their powerplants were also a significant upgrade from the "Mahan" class and made the highest speed ever recorded for aUSN destroyer.List of Gridley class destroyers
*USS|Gridley|DD-380
*USS|Craven|DD-382
*USS|McCall|DD-400
*USS|Maury|DD-401See also
External links
* [http://www.destroyerhistory.org/goldplater/gridleyclass.html "Gridley"-class destroyers] at [http://www.destroyerhistory.org/index.html Destroyer History Foundation]
* [http://www.destroyers.org/Class/cl-Gridley.htm Tin Can Sailors @ Destroyers.org Gridley class destroyer]
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