Nicholson 1915
| No | Name | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| DD51 | O`Brien | Cramp, Philadelphia | 9/1913 | 20/7/1914 | 5/1915 | stricken 3/1935 |
| DD52 | Nicholson | Cramp, Philadelphia | 9/1913 | 19/8/1914 | 4/1915 | stricken 1/1936 |
| DD53 | Winslow, 11/1933- unnamed | Cramp, Philadelphia | 10/1913 | 11/2/1915 | 8/1915 | stricken 1/1936 |
| DD54, 6/1924- CG6, 6/1933- DD54 | McDougal, 7/1933- unnamed | Bath Iron Wks | 7/1913 | 22/4/1914 | 5/1914 | Coast Guard cutter 6/1924, destroyer 6/1933, stricken 7/1934 |
| DD55 | Cushing, 7/1933- unnamed | Fore River, Quincy | 9/1913 | 16/1/1915 | 8/1915 | stricken 1/1936 |
| DD56, 6/1924- CG5, 4/1934- DD56 | Ericsson | New York SB, Camden | 11/1913 | 22/8/1914 | 8/1915 | Coast Guard cutter 6/1924, destroyer 4/1934, stricken 7/1934 |
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Displacement normal, t |
1050 |
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Displacement full, t |
1171 |
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Length, m |
93.1 |
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Breadth, m |
9.50 |
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Draught, m |
2.90 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
DD51 - 53: Zoelly steam turbines / VTE for cruising, 4 White Forster boilers DD54, 56: Zoelly steam turbines / 1 VTE for cruising, 4 White Forster boilers DD55: Zoelly steam turbines / steam turbines for cruising, 4 White Forster boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
17000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
29 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 290 |
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Armament |
4 x 1 - 102/50 Mk 9, 4 x 2 - 533 TT |
|
Complement |
101 |
Ship project history: First '1000-tonners', become prototypes for mass series of destroyers built in 1916-1919. In comparison with predecessors they had considerably improved characteristics, particularly, they received 102mm guns and four twin 533mm TTs. Some have been equipped by auxiliary steam engines for cruising (this idea was not justified, and they subsequently have refused).
Modernizations: 1917 - 1918, all: + 1 DCT (Y-gun), 2 DCR
Naval service: The part of these destroyers was a part of USN Forces in Europe during Great War; Nicholson and Fanning have sunk German submarine U58 17/11/1917 (the first victory of USN anti-submarine forces).
O`Brien 1918
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