Destroyers & Torpedo Boats

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Destroyers and torpedo boats of the USN

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USS Rowan, United States Torpedo boat laid down 1897

Displacement:
   179 t light; 184 t standard; 199 t normal; 212 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (181.41 ft / 180.00 ft) x 17.00 ft x (6.00 / 6.24 ft)
   (55.29 m / 54.86 m) x 5.18 m  x (1.83 / 1.90 m)

Armament:
      2 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 6.00lbs / 2.72kg shells, 120 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1897 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      2 - 0.24" / 6.0 mm 118.5 cal guns - 0.01lbs / 0.00kg shells, 800 per gun
     Machine guns in deck mounts, 1897 Model
     2 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck centre
      2 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 12 lbs / 5 kg

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 3,631 ihp / 2,709 Kw = 24.00 kts
   Range 100nm at 24.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 28 tons (100% coal)
     Caution: Delicate, lightweight machinery

Complement:
   26 - 34

Cost:
   £0.024 million / $0.096 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 2 tons, 1.2 %
      - Guns: 2 tons, 1.2 %
   Machinery: 123 tons, 61.6 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 52 tons, 25.9 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 21 tons, 10.3 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 2 tons, 1.0 %
      - On freeboard deck: 2 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     39 lbs / 18 Kg = 6.9 x 2.2 " / 57 mm shells or 0.1 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12
   Metacentric height 0.4 ft / 0.1 m
   Roll period: 10.9 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 91 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.11
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 0.97

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has raised forecastle,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.380 / 0.389
   Length to Beam Ratio: 10.59 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 13.42 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 64 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 94
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   20.00 %,  8.00 ft / 2.44 m,  9.00 ft / 2.74 m
      - Forward deck:   20.00 %,  6.50 ft / 1.98 m,  6.50 ft / 1.98 m
      - Aft deck:   45.00 %,  6.50 ft / 1.98 m,  6.50 ft / 1.98 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  6.50 ft / 1.98 m,  6.50 ft / 1.98 m
      - Average freeboard:      6.92 ft / 2.11 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 201.8 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 88.5 %
   Waterplane Area: 1,859 Square feet or 173 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 17 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 15 lbs/sq ft or 74 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.50
      - Longitudinal: 1.42
      - Overall: 0.55
   Extremely poor machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Cramped accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Poor seaboat, wet and uncomfortable, reduced performance in heavy weather

Carries 2 18" 4m torpedoes in fixed deck-mounted tubes.

Trials speed 30.17 knots
Cruise range at 10 knots is 1000 nm

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USS Truxtun, United States Torpedo boat destroyer laid down 1899

Displacement:
   382 t light; 395 t standard; 443 t normal; 481 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (252.64 ft / 250.00 ft) x 22.50 ft x (7.25 / 7.64 ft)
   (77.01 m / 76.20 m) x 6.86 m  x (2.21 / 2.33 m)

Armament:
      2 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm 50.0 cal guns - 14.29lbs / 6.48kg shells, 120 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1899 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      2 raised mounts
      3 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 6.00lbs / 2.72kg shells, 150 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1899 Model
     2 x Single mounts on sides amidships
     1 x Single mount on centreline, aft deck centre
      Weight of broadside 47 lbs / 21 kg

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 7,612 ihp / 5,679 Kw = 26.50 kts
   Range 170nm at 26.50 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 87 tons (100% coal)
     Caution: Delicate, lightweight machinery

Complement:
   47 - 62

Cost:
   £0.054 million / $0.214 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 10 tons, 2.2 %
      - Guns: 10 tons, 2.2 %
   Machinery: 269 tons, 60.7 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 100 tons, 22.6 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 60 tons, 13.7 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 4 tons, 0.9 %
      - On freeboard deck: 4 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     74 lbs / 33 Kg = 5.5 x 3.0 " / 76 mm shells or 0.1 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
   Metacentric height 0.6 ft / 0.2 m
   Roll period: 11.8 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 90 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.21
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 0.90

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.380 / 0.392
   Length to Beam Ratio: 11.11 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 15.81 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 60 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 100
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   20.00 %,  15.00 ft / 4.57 m,  13.00 ft / 3.96 m
      - Forward deck:   5.00 %,  13.00 ft / 3.96 m,  13.00 ft / 3.96 m
      - Aft deck:   60.00 %,  6.00 ft / 1.83 m,  6.00 ft / 1.83 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  6.00 ft / 1.83 m,  6.00 ft / 1.83 m
      - Average freeboard:      7.91 ft / 2.41 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 201.2 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 71.0 %
   Waterplane Area: 3,417 Square feet or 317 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 18 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 19 lbs/sq ft or 91 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.50
      - Longitudinal: 0.78
      - Overall: 0.53
   Extremely poor machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Cramped accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Poor seaboat, wet and uncomfortable, reduced performance in heavy weather

Carries 2 18" 5m torpedoes in single deck-mounted center-rotating tubes, and 2 more 18" 5m torpedoes in fixed deck-mounted tubes.

Trials speed = 30.19 knots.
Range at cruise speed of 12 knots is 1400 nm, at 10 knots 2200 nm.

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USS Stringham, United States Torpedo boat laid down 1896

Displacement:
   310 t light; 319 t standard; 360 t normal; 393 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (233.76 ft / 232.00 ft) x 22.00 ft x (6.50 / 6.87 ft)
   (71.25 m / 70.71 m) x 6.71 m  x (1.98 / 2.09 m)

Armament:
      3 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 6.00lbs / 2.72kg shells, 150 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1896 Model
     3 x Single mounts on centreline, evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 18 lbs / 8 kg

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 5,958 ihp / 4,444 Kw = 25.50 kts
   Range 170nm at 25.50 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 74 tons (100% coal)
     Caution: Delicate, lightweight machinery

Complement:
   40 - 53

Cost:
   £0.043 million / $0.170 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 4 tons, 1.0 %
      - Guns: 4 tons, 1.0 %
   Machinery: 220 tons, 61.0 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 83 tons, 23.0 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 50 tons, 13.9 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 4 tons, 1.1 %
      - On freeboard deck: 4 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     69 lbs / 31 Kg = 12.1 x 2.2 " / 57 mm shells or 0.1 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.25
   Metacentric height 0.8 ft / 0.2 m
   Roll period: 10.5 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 84 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.05
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 0.84

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.380 / 0.392
   Length to Beam Ratio: 10.55 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 15.23 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 61 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 100
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   20.00 %,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m,  9.00 ft / 2.74 m
      - Forward deck:   5.00 %,  9.00 ft / 2.74 m,  9.00 ft / 2.74 m
      - Aft deck:   60.00 %,  6.50 ft / 1.98 m,  6.50 ft / 1.98 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  6.50 ft / 1.98 m,  6.50 ft / 1.98 m
      - Average freeboard:      7.21 ft / 2.20 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 199.4 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 98.8 %
   Waterplane Area: 3,100 Square feet or 288 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 18 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 17 lbs/sq ft or 85 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.50
      - Longitudinal: 0.67
      - Overall: 0.51
   Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Adequate accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Poor seaboat, wet and uncomfortable, reduced performance in heavy weather

Carries 4 18" torpedoes in fixed deck mounts.


Trials speed 30.08 knots
Range at cruise speed of 10 knots is 2000 nm.

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USS Dahlgren, United States Coastal Torpedo Boat laid down 1899

Displacement:
   148 t light; 152 t standard; 162 t normal; 169 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (161.23 ft / 160.00 ft) x 15.50 ft x (6.00 / 6.18 ft)
   (49.14 m / 48.77 m) x 4.72 m  x (1.83 / 1.88 m)

Armament:
      2 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 5.70lbs / 2.58kg shells, 120 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1899 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      2 - 0.24" / 6.0 mm 118.5 cal guns - 0.01lbs / 0.00kg shells, 800 per gun
     Machine guns in deck mounts, 1899 Model
     2 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck centre
      2 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 11 lbs / 5 kg

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 3,413 ihp / 2,546 Kw = 24.00 kts
   Range 65nm at 24.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 17 tons (100% coal)
     Caution: Delicate, lightweight machinery

Complement:
   22 - 29

Cost:
   £0.020 million / $0.080 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 2 tons, 1.5 %
      - Guns: 2 tons, 1.5 %
   Machinery: 101 tons, 62.5 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 44 tons, 27.0 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 14 tons, 8.4 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 1 tons, 0.6 %
      - On freeboard deck: 1 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     32 lbs / 14 Kg = 5.6 x 2.2 " / 57 mm shells or 0.1 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
   Metacentric height 0.4 ft / 0.1 m
   Roll period: 10.8 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 83 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.14
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 0.93

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has raised forecastle,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.380 / 0.387
   Length to Beam Ratio: 10.32 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 12.65 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 67 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 90
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   20.00 %,  7.00 ft / 2.13 m,  9.00 ft / 2.74 m
      - Forward deck:   20.00 %,  6.50 ft / 1.98 m,  6.50 ft / 1.98 m
      - Aft deck:   45.00 %,  6.50 ft / 1.98 m,  6.50 ft / 1.98 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  6.50 ft / 1.98 m,  6.50 ft / 1.98 m
      - Average freeboard:      6.84 ft / 2.08 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 205.3 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 84.8 %
   Waterplane Area: 1,506 Square feet or 140 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 15 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 15 lbs/sq ft or 71 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.50
      - Longitudinal: 2.09
      - Overall: 0.57
   Extremely poor machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Cramped accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Poor seaboat, wet and uncomfortable, reduced performance in heavy weather

Carries 2 18" 4m torpedoes in fixed deck-mounted tubes.

Trials speed 30.25 knots
Cruise range at 10 knots is 750 nm

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USS Bainbridge, United States Torpedo boat destroyer laid down 1900

USS Bainbridge, completed 1900
USS Barry, completed 1900
USS Chauncey, laid down 1900
USS Dale, laid down 1900

Displacement:
   496 t light; 512 t standard; 571 t normal; 617 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (262.82 ft / 260.00 ft) x 24.50 ft x (8.25 / 8.67 ft)
   (80.11 m / 79.25 m) x 7.47 m  x (2.51 / 2.64 m)

Armament:
      3 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm 50.0 cal guns - 13.01lbs / 5.90kg shells, 150 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1900 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
     1 x Single mount on centreline, aft deck forward
      2 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 6.00lbs / 2.72kg shells, 200 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1900 Model
     2 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck aft
      2 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 51 lbs / 23 kg

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 9,531 ihp / 7,110 Kw = 27.00 kts
   Range 170nm at 27.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 105 tons (100% coal)
     Caution: Delicate, lightweight machinery

Complement:
   57 - 75

Cost:
   £0.068 million / $0.274 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 11 tons, 2.0 %
      - Guns: 11 tons, 2.0 %
   Machinery: 344 tons, 60.2 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 127 tons, 22.3 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 74 tons, 13.0 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 14 tons, 2.5 %
      - On freeboard deck: 4 tons
      - Above deck: 10 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     106 lbs / 48 Kg = 7.9 x 3.0 " / 76 mm shells or 0.1 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.23
   Metacentric height 0.9 ft / 0.3 m
   Roll period: 11.0 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 85 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.12
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.00

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.380 / 0.391
   Length to Beam Ratio: 10.61 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 16.12 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 61 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 85
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   20.00 %,  16.00 ft / 4.88 m,  13.75 ft / 4.19 m
      - Forward deck:   10.00 %,  13.75 ft / 4.19 m,  13.75 ft / 4.19 m
      - Aft deck:   55.00 %,  6.75 ft / 2.06 m,  6.75 ft / 2.06 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  6.75 ft / 2.06 m,  6.75 ft / 2.06 m
      - Average freeboard:      9.03 ft / 2.75 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 199.4 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 80.2 %
   Waterplane Area: 3,869 Square feet or 359 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 19 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 20 lbs/sq ft or 98 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.50
      - Longitudinal: 0.99
      - Overall: 0.53
   Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Cramped accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

On-deck weight accounts for 2 centerline rotatable 18" 5m wet heater torpedo tubes and 2 deck mounted fixed 18" 5m wet heater torpedo tubes.

Above-deck miscellaneous weight allows for a short-range wireless installation.

Trials speed = 29.77 knots
Cruise range at 12 knots is 1500 nm, at 10 knots 2300 nm.