Sampson-class destroyer

USS Sampson
Class overview
Name	Sampson class
Operators	United States Navy  United States Coast Guard
Preceded by	Tucker class
Succeeded by	Caldwell class
Built	1915–1917
In commission	1916–1945
Completed	6
Scrapped	6
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	1,111 tons (normal) 1,225 tons (full load)
Length	315 ft 3 in (96.09 m)
Beam	30 ft 7 in (9.32 m)
Draft	10 ft 9 in (3.28 m)
Installed power	17,696 shp (13,196 kW)
Propulsion	4 × Yarrow water-tube boilers 2 × Curtis steam turbines 2 × shafts
Speed	29.5 kn (54.6 km/h; 33.9 mph)
Complement	99 officers and crew
Sensors and processing systems	1 × SC radar
Armament	4 × 4 in (102 mm)/50 caliber guns 2 × 1-pounder (37 mm) AA guns 4 × triple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 1 × Depth charge track (aft) 1 × Y-gun depth charge launcher

The Sampson-class destroyers served in the United States Navy during World War I. Commissioned in 1916 and 1917, the class was a modification of the O'Brien and Tucker classes, with the number of 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes increased from four twin-mounts to four triple-mounts. The Sampsons were the final six ships of the 26 "thousand tonner" destroyers. They were the largest and most heavily armed of the "thousand tonners", and the subsequent "flush deck" classes differed mainly in hull design and the engineering plant.