Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Three Truxtun-class destroyers were built for the United States Navy. Part of the original 16 destroyers authorized by Congress in 1898, they were commissioned in 1902. They were very similar to their Bainbridge-class contemporaries, except for mounting six 6 pounder (57 mm) guns instead of five. They were considered the most successful of the first 16 US Navy destroyers, and were succeeded by the larger Smith class.The Truxtuns escorted convoys during World War I. They were equipped with one or two depth charge racks for this mission. Also during World War I, the six-pounders and single torpedo tubes were replaced with two twin torpedo tubes on Truxton and Worden, with the number of torpedoes remaining at four. Whipple was modified with one twin torpedo tube mount and four torpedoes at this time. All were sold in 1919 and converted to merchant vessels or scrapped."@en }
Showing triples 1 to 1 of
1
with 100 triples per page.
- Truxtun-class_destroyer abstract "Three Truxtun-class destroyers were built for the United States Navy. Part of the original 16 destroyers authorized by Congress in 1898, they were commissioned in 1902. They were very similar to their Bainbridge-class contemporaries, except for mounting six 6 pounder (57 mm) guns instead of five. They were considered the most successful of the first 16 US Navy destroyers, and were succeeded by the larger Smith class.The Truxtuns escorted convoys during World War I. They were equipped with one or two depth charge racks for this mission. Also during World War I, the six-pounders and single torpedo tubes were replaced with two twin torpedo tubes on Truxton and Worden, with the number of torpedoes remaining at four. Whipple was modified with one twin torpedo tube mount and four torpedoes at this time. All were sold in 1919 and converted to merchant vessels or scrapped.".