Cassin class destroyer

Cassin class destroyer

Four destroyers in the United States Navy formed the "Cassin"-class. All served as convoy escorts during World War I. The "Cassin"s were the first of six "second-generation" 1000-ton four-stack destroyer classes that were front-line ships of the Navy until the 1930s.

They were the first to carry the new 4 inch (102 mm) gun. The number of torpedo tubes were doubled from the four carried by the "Paulding"-class to eight. The additional armament significantly increased their tonnage to over 1,000 tons and decreased their speed to less than thirty knots (56 km/h).

The "Aylwin"-class was built concurrently, and those four ships are often considered to be "Cassin"s.

List of Cassin class destroyers

* (1913-1934)

* (1913-1934)

* (1915-1934)

* (1913-1935)

External links

* [http://www.destroyers.org/Class/cl-Cassin.htm Tin Can Sailors@Destroyers.org - Cassin class destroyer]


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