Cassin class destroyer
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Four destroyer
s in the United States Navy
formed the Cassin-class. All served as convoy escorts during World War I
. The Cassins were the first of six "second-generation" 1000-ton four-stack destroyer classes that were front-line ships of the Navy until the 1930s.
They were the first to carry the new 4 inch (102 mm) gun. The number of torpedo
tubes were doubled from the four carried by the Paulding-class
to eight. The additional armament significantly increased their tonnage to over 1,000 tons and decreased their speed to less than thirty knots (56 km/h).
The Aylwin-class
was built concurrently, and those four ships are often considered to be Cassins.
Destroyer
In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...
s in the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
formed the Cassin-class. All served as convoy escorts during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. The Cassins were the first of six "second-generation" 1000-ton four-stack destroyer classes that were front-line ships of the Navy until the 1930s.
They were the first to carry the new 4 inch (102 mm) gun. The number of torpedo
Torpedo
The modern torpedo is a self-propelled missile weapon with an explosive warhead, launched above or below the water surface, propelled underwater towards a target, and designed to detonate either on contact with it or in proximity to it.The term torpedo was originally employed for...
tubes were doubled from the four carried by the Paulding-class
Paulding class destroyer
The Paulding-class destroyers were a modification of the Smith-class. The newer class burned oil rather than coal, lightening the ships and making them faster....
to eight. The additional armament significantly increased their tonnage to over 1,000 tons and decreased their speed to less than thirty knots (56 km/h).
The Aylwin-class
Aylwin class destroyer
The Aylwin class was a class of four destroyers in the United States Navy; all served during World War I and were scrapped in 1935.All four ships were built by William Cramp and Sons in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
was built concurrently, and those four ships are often considered to be Cassins.