The term four piper, also known as a
four stacker, is
United States Navy
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terminology for classes of
destroyers with four
funnels
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. These include the classes listed below:
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These classes were built for use by the United States Navy during World War I and subsequently "moth-balled". Fifty were loaned, under the
Destroyers-for-bases deal to the
United Kingdom
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when convoy escorts were desperately needed in the early years of World War II.
References
External links
Four Piper Destroyer Organization, 2005, "General Specifications"
Ship types
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