According to the Destroyer History Foundation "They carried two 18-inch torpedoes and two 3-inch rapid fire guns. All were coal fired and used reciprocating machinery, with four stacks, a conning tower forward, a raised or turtleback fo’c’s’le, a flat-bottomed stern and a length-to-beam ratio of more than 10:1." (Destroyer History Foundation 1). They had four classes of this style of destroyer the Bainbridge, Hopkins, Lawrence, and Truxtan Class. The United States went through an experimental period beginning to try to prefect the most effective destroyer class trying out multiple private builders and weapon configurations. It was not until 1902 when they decided to adopt USS Bainbridge (DD 1) to become the first destroyer commissioned into the U.S. Navy that displaced was 250 feet, 420 tons, and a speed of 29
According to the Destroyer History Foundation "They carried two 18-inch torpedoes and two 3-inch rapid fire guns. All were coal fired and used reciprocating machinery, with four stacks, a conning tower forward, a raised or turtleback fo’c’s’le, a flat-bottomed stern and a length-to-beam ratio of more than 10:1." (Destroyer History Foundation 1). They had four classes of this style of destroyer the Bainbridge, Hopkins, Lawrence, and Truxtan Class. The United States went through an experimental period beginning to try to prefect the most effective destroyer class trying out multiple private builders and weapon configurations. It was not until 1902 when they decided to adopt USS Bainbridge (DD 1) to become the first destroyer commissioned into the U.S. Navy that displaced was 250 feet, 420 tons, and a speed of 29