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Roe, Paulding-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Duncan, Cassin-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Part of Paulding-class (DD 22-42) preceded by Smith-class succeeded by Cassin-class. Some times DD 24-28, 30-31, 33 and 36 are considered as the Roe-class and DD 32,35 and 38-42 as Monaghan-class. Silhouettes differs while the DD 24-27, 30-32, 34, 36-37 and 40 possessed 3 instead of 4 funnels, with the middle funnel being larger with two boiler uptakes trunked together. The edition Jane’s Fighting Ships of World War I called the class instead of Paulding-class the Drayton-class which was unofficially also known as th Flivver Type. Laid down by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, USA on 24 July 1909, launched on 12 April 1910, commissioned on 29 September 1910, decommissioned in August 1919, transferred to the US Coast Guard between 1924-1930, stricken on 28 June 1934 and sold to be broken up in 1934.
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