From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. The six Caldwell Class torpedo-boat destroyers were authorised by Congress under the Act of 3 March 1915, "to have a speed of not less than thirty knots per hour [sic] and to cost, exclusive or armor and armament, not to exceed $925,000.00 each ...Provided, that three of said torpedo-boats herein authorised shall be built on the Pacific Coast." While the gun armament was typical for destroyers of this period, the torpedo armament of 12 x 21" torpedo tubes was larger than usual, in accordance with American practice at the time. They retained the fuel-efficient power plants of the Mahan-class destroyers, and thus had a slightly lower speed than the Gridleys. Limited to 1,500 tons standard displacement by the provisions of the London Naval Treaty of 1930, the ships were laid down beginning in 1932 and were completed by 1935. Ships by United States Navy class Caldwell-class destroyers. About 40 Clemson-class destroyers with Yarrow boilers were scrapped or otherwise disposed of in 1930–31, as these boilers wore out quickly in service. [7] The Mark 8 torpedo was equipped. The second USS Craven (Destroyer No. USS Craven (DD-70), a Caldwell-class destroyer, served in the United States Navy, and later in the Royal Navy as HMS Lewes. They were the first destroyers in the US Navy with oil-fired boilers. DD-69 Caldwell Class. The Sampson-class destroyers served in the United States Navy during World War I. The Paulding class derived its name from the class's lead ship, Paulding, named for Rear Admiral Hiram Paulding (1797–1878). Commissioned in 1916 and 1917, the class was a modification of the O'Brien and Tucker classes, with the number of 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes increased from four twin-mounts to four triple-mounts. Flush-deckers in reserve were commissioned as replacements. DDs 71–73, Gwin, Conner and Stockton (shown) had three stacks; Conner and Stockton also had three screws. The Caldwell Class of destroyers served in the United States Navy near the end of World War I. The Clemson class was a series of 156 destroyers which served with the United States Navy from after World War I through World War II. An improved version of the Sampson-class, these were prototypes of the future Wickes and Clemson-class vessels. The Aylwin class was a class of four destroyers in the United States Navy; all served as convoy escorts during World War I. © Valve Corporation. Add Image Please replace links to Wikipedia in this article with links to this wiki. Built from 1916 to 1918, the six ships of the Caldwell class were the first of 279 ordered (6 of which were cancelled) to a flush-decked design to remove the forecastle break weakness of the preceding Tucker class. 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