Flusser, Smith-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
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 Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, USA on 7 March 1911, launched on 15 April 1912, commissioned on 24 May 1912, decommissioned on 12 December 1919, transferred to the US Coast Guard on 23 April 1924, commissioned in 23 August 1924, decommissioned on 16 May 1931, returned to the navy on 22 May 1934, stricken on 5 July 1934 and sold to Michael Flynn Inc., Brooklyn, New York to be broken up in 1934.
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