Smith-class destroyer

1909-1919

740 ts

89.56 m

7.93 m

2.44 m

4 officers, 83 Unteroffiere and Teams

• 4 boilers,
• 3 steam turbines, 10,362 hp ( 7620 kW)
• 3 waves

28.3 kn

• 5 × 3 Zoll/50 caliber guns
• 6 × 6 pound cannon
• 3 × 21 inch torpedo tubes

The Smith was a class consisting of five units destroyer class of the United States Navy. They were put into service in 1909. In 1919, the decommissioning.

Three years after the commissioning of the first destroyer Bainbridge class and the Truxtun class a Commission headed by Rear Admiral George A. Converse was founded, which dealt with the future requirements of the destroyers of the U.S. Navy. One result of the Commission was the use of steam turbines instead of the triple - expansion engines used to date. The first units which have been influenced by the work of the Commission, were also mentioned Flivvers 740 ts- destroyer of the Smith class and the subsequent Paulding class. In addition to changing the drive, the number of 3 was " guns increased from three to five and the 18 " torpedoes replaced by 21 " torpedoes. A compared to its predecessors raised foredeck and the longer fuselage improved the seaworthiness of the destroyer. The five units of the class were coal fired Smith.

The construction contract was awarded to William Cramp & Sons shipyard (DD -17 and DD -18), New York Shipbuilding (DD -19) as well as Bath Iron Works (DD -20 and DD -21). The construction costs for the type of ship was U.S. $ 585,000. The destroyers were in 1908 set to Kiel and put into service in 1909 and 1910 ( DD -18). During World War I the ships from Brest operated, taking over Geleitzugaufgaben. 1919, the destroyers were decommissioned.

Units of the Smith class

• USS Smith ( DD -17)
• USS Lamson (DD -18)
• USS Preston (DD -19)
• USS Flusser (DD -20)
• USS Reid ( DD -21)