Truxtun-class destroyer
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truxtun-class-destroyer-165-12747591
title:
Truxtun-class destroyer
text:
Three Truxtun-class destroyers were built for the United States Navy. Part of the original 16 destroyers authorized by Congress on 4 May 1898 for the fiscal year 1899 program, 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 Wor
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Destroyer class of the US Navy
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truxtun-class_destroyer
date created:
2004-12-03T03:46:59Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T15:11:07Z
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13
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