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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 William Cramp&Sons, Philadelphia, USA with yard number 361 on 29 March 1910, launched on 29 April 1911, commissioned on 11 October 1911, decommissioned on 1 January 1919, transferred to the US Coast Guard as CG-16 on 28 April 1924, commissioned on 24 November 1924, decommissioned on 16 March 1930, returned to the US Navy on 8 October 1930, lost her name needed for new building on 1 July 1933, stricken on 28 June 1934 and sold to be broken up on 2 May 1934.
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