Sampson 1916
Allen 1942
| No | Name | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| DD63 | Sampson | Fore River, Quincy | 4/1915 | 4/3/1916 | 6/1916 | stricken 1/1936 |
| DD64 | Rowan | Fore River, Quincy | 5/1915 | 23/3/1916 | 8/1916 | stricken 1/1936 |
| DD65, 3/1926- CG21, 6/1933- DD65 | Davis | Bath Iron Wks | 5/1915 | 15/8/1916 | 10/1916 | Coast Guard cutter 3/1926, destroyer 6/1933, stricken 7/1934 |
| DD66 | Allen | Bath Iron Wks | 5/1915 | 5/12/1916 | 1/1917 | stricken 11/1945 |
| DD67, 3/1926- CG25, 4/1934- DD67 | Wilkes | Cramp, Philadelphia | 3/1915 | 18/5/1916 | 11/1916 | Coast Guard cutter 3/1926, destroyer 4/1934, stricken 7/1934 |
| DD68, 3/1926- CG22, 6/1933- DD68 | Shaw, 11/1933- unnamed | Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo | 2/1916 | 9/12/1916 | 4/1917 | Coast Guard cutter 3/1926, destroyer 6/1933, stricken 7/1934 |
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Displacement normal, t |
1100 |
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Displacement full, t |
1225 |
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Length, m |
96.1 |
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Breadth, m |
9.10 |
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Draught, m |
2.90 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
DD63 - 65: Curtis steam turbines / steam turbines for cruising, 4 Yarrow boilers DD66 - 68: Curtis steam turbines / 1 steam turbine for cruising, 4 Yarrow boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
17500 |
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Max speed, kts |
29.5 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 310 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
4300(14) |
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Armament |
4 x 1 - 102/50 Mk 9, 2 x 1 - 37/(30 - 43) Mk 6/7/9, 4 x 3 - 533 TT, 2 DCR |
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Complement |
99 |
Ship project history: Last class of '1000-tonners' , direct predecessors of 'flushdeckers', differing from them only by hull form (with a forecastle). DD63-68 had triple TTs and 2 37mm AA guns, remaining ships had twin TTs and did not carry antiaircraft guns.
Modernizations: 1917 - 1918, all: - 1 x 1 - 37/(30 - 43) (on most ships); + 1 DCT (Y-gun)
1930s, all survived: - (1 - 2) x 1 - 37/(30 - 43); + 2 x 1 - 12.7/90
1942 - 1943, Allen: - 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 2 x 3 - 533 TT, 1 DCT (Y-gun); + 6 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon, 6 DCT; displacement increased to 1152/1433t.
Naval service: About half of ships of this class served in the European waters in 1917-1918. Allen was single 1000-tonner participated in WWII.
Allen
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