Bainbridge-class Destroyer
The ''Bainbridge''-class destroyers were a class of United States Navy Torpedo Boat Destroyers (TBDs) built between 1899 and 1903. The first class so designated, they comprised the first 13 of 16 TBDs authorized by Congress in 1898 following the Spanish–American War (the remaining three authorised comprised the Truxtun-class destroyer, ''Truxtun''-class destroyers). One ship of the class was lost at sea during service in World War I: , which collided with the British merchant ship SS ''Rose'' in 1917. The balance were decommissioned in 1919 and sold postwar in 1920, eleven to Joseph G. Hitner of Philadelphia, and the to the Denton Shore Lumber Company in Tampa, Florida. Subclasses Some sources subdivide the ''Bainbridge'' class into subsidiary classes based on their builders' differing designs.Gardiner and Chesneau, pp. 157-158 * the first five vessels – ''Bainbridge'', ''Barry'', ''Chauncey'', ''Dale'' and ''Decatur'' – shared a raised forecastle and had two widely-spaced ...
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