Bainbridge class destroyer

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". "Hopkins" was sold to the Denton Shore Lumber Company in Tampa, Florida.

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.

ubdividing the "Bainbridge" class

Some sources break the "Bainbridge" class into other classes.
* "Hopkins" and "Hull" were oil-fueled rather than coal-fueled, had turtle deck forward and may be considered to be "Hopkins"-class.
* "Lawrence" and "Macdonough" had two additional 6-pounder guns, turtledeck forward, carried their funnels in only one group of four and may be considered to be "Lawrence"-class.
* "Paul Jones", "Perry" and "Preble" carried one twin torpedo tube instead of two singles and may be considered to be "Lawrence"-class.
* "Stewart" was equipped with Seabury boilers and was fastest of the 400-tonners (she was also the smallest).

List of the Bainbridge class destroyers

References

Gardiner, Robert, "Conway's all the world's fighting ships 1860-1905" Conway Maritime Press, 1997. ISBN 0-85177-133-5

External links

* [http://www.destroyers.org/Class/cl-Bainbridge.htm Tin Can [e-mail] - Bainbridge class destroyer]
* [http://www.destroyers.org/Class/cl-Hopkins.htm Tin Can [e-mail] - Hopkins class destroyer]
* [http://www.destroyers.org/Class/cl-Lawrence.htm Tin Can [e-mail] - Lawerence class destroyer]