| TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYERS PRESENT AT THE FLEET REVIEW OF OCTOBER 14, 1912 |
| Commanding Officers, October 1912 PRESTON - Lt. H. Fairfax Leary PAULDING - Lt..Cmdr S. H. E. Doyle PATTERSON - Lt. Cmdr. John M. Luby PERKINS - Lt. Cmdr. J. P. Jackson ROE - Lt. Cmdr. Clark H. Woodward REID - Lt. Cmdr. John S. Doddridge MCCALL - Lt. Hugo Osterhaus, Jr. FLUSSER - Lt. William F. Halsey TERRY - Lt. John C. Fremont LAMSON - Lt. H. A. Stark DRAYTON - Lt. William D. Puleston SMITH - none listed WALKE - Lt. Charles H. Train STERRETT - Lt. Cmdr. F. R. Crary BURROWS - Lt. Cmdr. Julius F. Hellweg TRIPPE - Lt. Cmdr. F. D. Berrien MONAGHAN - Lt. Cmdr. Franck T. Evans AMMEN - Lt. William H. Allen JENKINS - Lt. Cmdr. E. H. De Lany BEALE - Lt. E. C. S. Parker FANNING - Lt. Cmdr. W. R. Jeffers JOUETT - Lt. Cmdr. W. F. Cronan WORDEN - Ens. William R. Munroe MACDONOUGH - Lt. Charles A. Blakeley |
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| The 24 Destroyers present at the review represented a cross-section of the US Navy's early efforts at ships of this class. Some were newly built, modern vessels, others had been languishing in the Reserve Fleet. PLEASE NOTE; THIS PAGE STILL NEEDS A LOT OF WORK AND IS DEFINITELY UNDER CONSTRUCTION!!!!!! |
| Characteristics of ROE-class destroyers: DISPLACEMENT LENGTH BEAM DRAFT SPEED MEN ARMAMENT 893 tons 293'10" 26'0" 10' 0" 30kts 85 5 3-inch 4 18" tubes |
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| USS WORDEN circa 1912.. One of the oldest destoyers present at the review. Photo from the NHC On-Line Library.. As far as I know it is in the public domain |
| ROE-Class: PATTERSON - Laid down 3/10, launched 4/11, commissioned 10/11, decommissioned ??, stricken 6/34. PERKINS - Laid down 3/09, launched 4/10, commissioned 11/10, decommissioned 12/19, stricken 4/35 ROE - Laid down 1/09, launched 7/09, commissioned 9/10, decommissioned 12/19, stricken 2/34 |
| PRESTON-Class: PRESTON - Laid down 4/08, launched 7/09, commissioned 12/09, decommissioned 7/19, stricken 11/19 |
| Characteristics of PRESTON-class destroyers: DISPLACEMENT LENGTH BEAM DRAFT SPEED MEN ARMAMENT 902 tons 293'10" 26'11" 10' 11" 29kts 88 5 3-inch 3 18" tubes |
| PAULDING-Class: PAULDING - Laid down 7/09, launched 4/10, commissioned 9/10, decommsssioned 8/19, stricken 6/34 |
| Characteristics of PAULDING-class destroyers: DISPLACEMENT LENGTH BEAM DRAFT SPEED MEN ARMAMENT 887 tons 293'10" 26' 0" 9' 6" 33kts 85 4 3-inch 6 18" tubes |
| Manpower totals and commanding officers from New York Times of October 13, 1912. All other data from Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, bound and on-line versions. |