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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey (proposed) |
| Operators | United States Navy (proposed) |
| Built | ~1940 |
| Planned | 4 |
| On order | 4 |
| Cancelled | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | light destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,175 tons |
| Length | 300 ft 0 in (91.44 m) waterline |
| Beam | 34 ft 6 in (10.52 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
| Speed | 24.5 knots (45.4 km/h; 28.2 mph) |
| Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Armament |
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| Notes | Data from final design[1] |
The Stevenson-class light destroyer was a planned series of four experimental light destroyers for the United States Navy. While the class was ultimately cancelled in 1941, the ships served as prototypes for American destroyer escorts.