Clemson 1919
Buxton 1942
Rockingham 1942
St. Croix 1942
St. Francis 1943
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Belmont (ex-DD190 Satterlee) | H46 | Newport News, USA | 7/1918 | 21/12/1918 | 12/1919 // 10/1940 | sunk 31/1/1942 |
| Beverley (ex-DD197 Branch) | H64 | Newport News, USA | 10/1918 | 19/4/1919 | 7/1920 // 10/1940 | sunk 11/4/1943 |
| Bradford (ex-DD264 McLanahan) | H72 | Bethlehem, Squantum, USA | 4/1918 | 22/9/1918 | 4/1919 // 10/1940 | BU 6/1946 |
| Broadwater (ex-DD191 Mason) | H81 | Newport News, USA | 7/1918 | 8/3/1919 | 2/1920 // 10/1940 | sunk 18/10/1941 |
| Broadway (ex-DD194 Hunt) | H90 | Newport News, USA | 8/1918 | 14/2/1920 | 11/1920 // 10/1940 | BU 3/1948 |
| Burnham (ex-DD258 Aulick) | H82 | Bethlehem, Quincy, USA | 12/1918 | 11/4/1919 | 7/1919 // 10/1940 | BU 12/1948 |
| Burwell (ex-DD263 Laub) | H94 | Bethlehem, Squantum, USA | 4/1918 | 25/8/1918 | 3/1919 // 10/1940 | BU 3/1947 |
| Buxton (ex-DD265 Edwards) (RCN 9/1942 - 6/1945) | H96 | Bethlehem, Squantum, USA | 4/1918 | 10/10/1918 | 4/1919 // 10/1940 | BU 3/1946 |
| Cameron (ex-DD257 Welles) | I05 | Bethlehem, Quincy, USA | 11/1918 | 8/5/1919 | 9/1919 // 9/1940 | CTL 15/12/1940, BU 11/1944 |
| Chesterfield (ex-DD195 Welborn C. Wood) | I28 | Newport News, USA | 9/1918 | 6/3/1920 | 1/1921 // 9/1940 | BU 3/1947 |
| Churchill (ex-DD198 Herndon) | I45 | Newport News, USA | 11/1918 | 31/5/1919 | 9/1920 // 9/1940 | to Soviet Union 3/1944 (Деятельный) (Deyatelnyy) |
| Clare (ex-DD193 Abel P. Upshur) | I14 | Newport News, USA | 8/1918 | 14/2/1920 | 11/1920 // 9/1940 | BU 3/1947 |
| Ramsey (ex-DD274 Meade) | G60 | Bethlehem, Squantum, USA | 9/1918 | 24/5/1919 | 9/1919 // 11/1940 | BU 7/1947 |
| Reading (ex-DD269 Bailey) | G71 | Bethlehem, Squantum, USA | 6/1918 | 5/2/1919 | 7/1919 // 11/1940 | BU 7/1945 |
| Ripley (ex-DD268 Shubrick) | G79 | Bethlehem, Squantum, USA | 6/1918 | 31/12/1918 | 7/1919 // 11/1940 | BU 3/1945 |
| Rockingham (ex-DD273 Swasey) | G58 | Bethlehem, Squantum, USA | 8/1918 | 7/5/1919 | 8/1919 // 11/1940 | sunk 27/9/1944 |
| St. Croix (RCN) (ex-DD252 McCook) | I81 | Bethlehem, Quincy, USA | 9/1918 | 31/1/1919 | 4/1919 // 9/1940 | sunk 20/9/1943 |
| St. Francis (RCN) (ex-DD256 Bancroft) | I93 | Bethlehem, Quincy, USA | 11/1918 | 21/3/1919 | 6/1919 // 9/1940 | collision 14/7/1945 |
| Sherwood (ex-DD254 Rodgers, ex-Kalk) | I80 | Bethlehem, Quincy, USA | 9/1918 | 26/4/1919 | 7/1919 // 10/1940 | sunk as target 20/9/1943 |
| Stanley (ex-DD253 McCalla) | I73 | Bethlehem, Quincy, USA | 9/1918 | 28/3/1919 | 5/1919 // 10/1940 | sunk 19/12/1941 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
1190 |
|
Displacement full, t |
1590 |
|
Length, m |
94.5 wl 95.8 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
9.40 |
|
Draught, m |
3.00 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
Westinghouse geared steam turbines, 4 White-Forster boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
26000 Burnham, Cameron, St. Croix, St. Francis, Sherwood, Stanley: 27000 |
|
Max speed, kn |
35 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 375 |
|
Endurance, nm(kts) |
5000(14) |
|
Armament |
4 x 1 - 102/50 Mk 9, 1 x 1 - 76/23 Mk 14, 3 x 1 - 12.7/90, 4 x 3 - 533 TT, 2 DCR (10 - 15) |
| Sensors | sonar |
|
Complement |
146 |
Ship project history: In May, 1940 Sir Winston Churchill has suggested US president Roosevelt to take
in 99-year use all English naval and aviation bases in Western hemisphere, in
exchange for 50 old destroyers. Originally the request has been turned down,
however after the heavy losses suffered by Royal Navy in the summer of the same
year, Churchill nevertheless managed to persuade Roosevelt, and 2/9/1940
president has signed the agreement.
Transferred destroyers concerned to numerous
class of "flushdeckers" built in the USA in
1917-1920. Their distinctive feature were flyshdecked
hull silhouette, a rhombic arrangement of main guns and powerful torpedo
armament. Ships were sectioned into some groups, differing by macinery
structure, number of funnels and a fuel stowage.
Transfer passed from September till November, 1940, part at once has arrived to RCN.
Though Admiralty was in great need in the ships for escort of Atlantic convoys,
destroyers received from the USA needed many
modernizing works to use them in this role.
Armament of "flushdeckers" has not undergone some serious changes or 20
years of service and approached for the anti-air and anti-submarine tasks a
little. Besides, insufficient, from the point of view of Admiralty, the
stability of ships demanded acceptance of measures for decrease of the top
weight.
As a whole update of former American destroyers
repeated update to which have undergone in 1940 on old British WWI-era
destroyers: British-constructed sonar was fitted, aft 102mm main gun was changed
by British 3`` AA, and American gun of the same calibre was demounted, as well
as pair of TT mounts. 4 DCTs were installed (rarely 2).
Modernizations: late 1940, all but Reading, Ramsey, St. Croix: - 1 x 1 - 102/50, 1 x 1 - 76/23, 2 x 3 - 533 TT; + 1 x 1 - 76/45 QF Mk I HA, 4 DCT, DC stowage increased up to 60
late 1940, Reading, Ramsey: - 1 x 1 - 102/50, 1 x 1 - 76/23, 2 x 3 - 533 TT; + 1 x 1 - 76/45 QF Mk I HA, 2 DCT, DC stowage increased up to 60
late 1940, St. Croix: - 2 x 3 - 533 TT; + 4 DCT, DC stowage increased up to 60
1941 - 1943, Beverley, Bradford, Broadway, Burnham, Buxton, Chesterfield, Churchill, Clare, Ripley, Rockingham, St. Francis, Stanley: - 2 x 1 - 102/50, 1 x 3 - 533 TT; + (2 - 4) x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon or 2 x 1 - 40/39 pompom, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog DCT. TT was moved to center line.
1942 - 1943, St. Francis: 1 boiler and its funnel were removed. Fuel stowage rose. Engine power and maximal speed were decreased.
1942 - 1943, Bradford, Clare, Stanley: 2 boilers with its funnels were removed. Engine power was deceased to 13500 h. p. and maximal speed to 25 kts. Fuel stowage rose. + 4 DCT.
Naval service:
Broadwater 18/10/1941 was sunk by German submarine U101 at
South coast of Ireland. Stanley was sunk 19/12/1941 at SW coast of Portugal
by German submarine U574. Belmont 31/1/1942 was sunk by German submarine
U82 at Halifax. Beverley 9/4/1943 was badly damaged at
collision with s/s Cairnvolona and 11/4/1943
sunk by German submarine U188 in Western
Atlantic. St. Croix was sunk by German submarine
U305 S of Iceland 20/9/1943. Rockingham was mined at Aberdeen 27/9/1944.
Chesterfield in February, 1943 was damaged at explosion of own
DCs and was under repair till November.
Sherwood was sunk as a target for aircraft 30/11/1943.
Cameron was badly damaged 15/12/1940 in Portsmouth and not repaired, she was
used as a hulk since 1941 and handed over for BU in November, 1944.
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