An item reported that the American destroyer USS Trippe (1) with a displacement of 754 tons and a speed of 29,5 miles was launched on 20 December. She was fitted out with Parsons turbines with a horsepower of 12.000 hp and just like all new destroyers fuel oil fired.
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1. DD-33. Paulding-class. Laid down by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, USA on 12 April 1910, launched on 20 December 1910, commissioned on 23 March 1911, decommissioned on 6 November 1919, transferred to the US Coast Guard on 7 June 1924, stricken on 5 July 1934 and sold to Michael Flynn, Brooly, YSA to be broken up on 22 August 1934.
