An item reported the launching of the American destroyer USS Walke (1) on 3 November at Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA. She was a sister ship of the Sterret and Perkins. Fitted out with Curtiss turbines. Displacement 742 tons. Armament consisted of 5-7,6cm quick firing guns, 2 machineguns and 3 torpedo guns. The new to to be built destroyers which the Congress had yet to approve were larger with a planned displacement of 1.000 ton and a speed of 30 miles, also suitable for reconnaissance tasks.
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1. DD-34. Paulding-class. Laid down on 5 March 1910, launched on 3 November 1910, commissioned on 22 July 1911, decommissioned on 9 December 1919, stricken on 20 March 1935 and broken up at the Philadelphia Navy Yard since 23 April 1935.
