Aylwin-class destroyer

USS Aylwin circa 1916–17
Class overview
NameAylwin class
BuildersWilliam Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia
Operators United States Navy
Preceded byCassin class
Succeeded byO'Brien class
Built1912–14
In commission1913–22
Completed4
Retired4
General characteristics
TypeDestroyer
Displacement
  • 1,036 tons (normal)
  • 1,165 (full load)
Length305 ft 3 in (93.04 m)
Beam30 ft 4 in (9.25 m)
Draft9 ft 5 in (2.87 m)
Installed power
Propulsion2 × shafts
Speed29.6 kn (54.8 km/h; 34.1 mph) (trials)
Capacity307 tons oil (fuel)
Complement
  • 8 officers
  • 8 Chief Petty Officers
  • 90 enlisted
Armament

The Aylwin class was a class of four destroyers in the United States Navy; all served as convoy escorts during World War I. The Aylwins were the second of five "second-generation" 1000-ton four-stack destroyer classes that were front-line ships of the Navy until the 1920s. They were known as "thousand tonners". All were scrapped in 1935 to comply with the London Naval Treaty.[1]

All four ships were built by William Cramp & Sons in Philadelphia.[2]

These ships were built concurrently with the Cassin class and in some references are considered to be in that class. In design and armament they were essentially repeats of the Cassin class.[1]

  1. ^ a b Gardiner and Gray, p. 122
  2. ^ Bauer and Roberts, p. 170