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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 the Flivver Type. Laid down by nre York Shipbuilding Company, Camden, New Jersey, USA on 19 June 1909, launched on 23 June 1910, commissioned on 21 February 1911decommissioned on 12 December 1919, stricken on 5 July 1934, transferred to the US Coast Guard on 7 June 1924, commissioned between 30 June 1925-14 February 1931, returned to the navy and sold to be broken up on 22 August 1934.
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