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NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of destroyer classes of the United States Navy (292 words)
This is a list of destroyer classes of the United States Navy.
In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range attackers.
Destroyers (with a DD hull classification symbol) primarily perform anti-submarine warfare duty while guided missile destroyers (DDGs) are multi-mission (anti-submarine, anti-air, and anti-surface warfare) surface combatants.
Gridley class destroyer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (144 words)
The Gridley-class destroyers were a class of four 1500-ton destroyers in the United States Navy.
Based on the Mahan-class destroyer, they had the same hull but had only a single stack and mounted sixteen torpedo tubes.
Their powerplants were also a significant upgrade from the Mahan class and made the highest speed ever recorded for a USN destroyer.
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