Smith

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-->{{WoWs_Ship|Promo=<!-- in case of gift or promo ship write conditions to get it. --> First sold August 5th to 8th, 2016 for Wargaming's Anniversary.  Smith currently resides in the Premium Shop for 99¢.

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''Smith'' is a unique ship in that it has three single tube torpedo launchers, one on each side and one near the stern that can fire to either side.  Her torpedoes have low damage, range, and speed, but they reload every 11 seconds!  This gives her a very interesting play style contrasting to the higher alpha strikes of the other low tier destroyers.  She can afford to randomly fire torpedoes at possible enemy locations. However with only a 4.5km range, this works best in confined areas such as the southwest section of Big Race and maps such as Islands which have lots of cover to allow her to get close. (Be careful not to hit allies!).  

An amusing tactic is to find a low tier battleship and simply circle it faster than its turrets can turn, pumping torpedoes into it.

As for ''{{#var:ship_name}}'s'' guns, they are the smallest and weakest in the game, rivaled only by ''[[Tachibana]]''’s.  They don't do much damage, and the HE will bounce off an ''[[Umikaze]]''.  They fire fast, but that's all they have going for them.  

Overall, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' - while not very good - is terrific fun to play.

|Pros=<!-- write list of positive points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
* Fast firing guns.
* Fast reloading torpedoes, can drop to 9.9 seconds with the Fill the Tubes commander skill.
* Small profile, so hard to hit.
* Decent maneuverability.

|Cons=<!-- write list of negative points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
* 76mm guns are the smallest in the game, with low damage and bad penetration values.
* Abysmal gunnery range.
* Lowest torpedo alpha at only two torpedoes in a salvo maximum.
* Small health pool.
* Quite slow for a destroyer.

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{{AnnoWiki|content=
'''[https://forum.worldofwarships.com/index.php?/topic/81774-premium-ship-review-uss-smith/ LittleWhiteMouse's Premium Ship Review: Smith] from the NA forums'''}}

|Research=<!-- write text about priority sequence of research below -->
As a premium ship, ''Smith'' doesn't have any upgrades to research.

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|Upgrades=<!-- write text about best upgrades below -->
The recommended upgrade for ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' is:
* '''Slot 1''':  {{Main Armaments Modification 1}} to keep the main armament pumping out damage.

Don't worry about {{Magazine Modification 1}}.  The Juliet Charlie {{Juliet Charlie|Size=18px}} signal is 100% effective.

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The following information is provided for players who wish to create a permanent captain for the ship. Those players who are retraining captains or using the ship to gain extra experience for a captain should consult the page relevant to the ship to which the captain will be assigned.

{{Commander Skills 3 DD
| rating11 = 1 <!-- Grease the Gears / Gunner -->
| rating12 = 3 <!-- Liquidator -->
| rating13 =  <!-- Gear Specialist / Consumables Specialist -->
| rating14 =  <!-- Gun Feeder / Loader -->
| rating15 =  <!-- Watchful Eye / Alarming -->
| rating16 = 3 <!-- Preventative Maintenance Specialist / Maintenance Specialist -->

| rating21 = 1 <!-- Pyrotechnician / Pyrotechnist -->
| rating22 = 2 <!-- Swift Fish / Torpedo Armament Expert -->
| rating23 =  <!-- Gear Enhancements / Consumables Expert -->
| rating24 = 2 <!-- Armor Piercer (DD) / Armor-Piercing Destroyer -->
| rating25 = 2 <!-- Keen Eye / Argus-eyes -->
| rating26 = 3 <!-- Kinetic Energy / Propulsive -->

| rating31 = 1 <!-- Main Battery & AA Specialist -->
| rating32 = 2 <!-- Fill the Tubes / Torpedo Armament Expert -->
| rating33 = 3 <!-- Adrenaline Rush -->
| rating34 =  <!-- Thresher / Threshing -->
| rating35 =  <!-- Providence / Provident -->
| rating36 =  <!-- Die Hard / Enduring -->

| rating41 = 1 <!-- Main Battery & AA Expert -->
| rating42 = 1 <!-- Swift in Silence / Cautious -->
| rating43 = 1 <!-- Scout / Intelligence Radio Technician -->
| rating44 = 2 <!-- Fearless Brawler / Fearless -->
| rating45 = 3 <!-- Concealment Expert -->
| rating46 = 2 <!-- Distraction / Dazzling -->
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|Consumables=<!-- write text about selection of Consumables below -->
''{{#var:ship_name}}'' equips the following consumables:
* '''Slot 1:'''  {{Damage Control Party}}
* '''Slot 2:'''  {{Smoke Generator}}
* '''Slot 3:'''  {{Engine Boost}}

|Camouflage=<!-- write text about useful camouflage below -->
As a premium ship, ''Smith'' comes with [[Ship:Camouflage#Premium_Camouflage|Type 9 camouflage]] that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, and increases the amount of experience she earns.  

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{{Signal Flags
| November Echo Setteseven =  <!-- +5% AA damage -->
| Mike Yankee Soxisix =  <!-- Secondaries: +5% range, -5% reload, -5% dispersion-->
| India X-Ray = 2 <!-- +1/0.5% (160mm) fire, +5% you detonate -->
| Juliet Whiskey Unaone = 2 <!-- +15% flood, +5% you detonate -->
| Victor Lima = 2 <!-- +1/0.5% (160mm) fire, +4% flood -->
| Hotel Yankee =  <!-- ram someone -->

| November Foxtrot = 1 <!-- -5% Consumables reload -->
| Sierra Mike = 3 <!-- +5% speed -->
| India Delta =  <!-- +20% HP from Repair Party -->
| Juliet Yankee Bissotwo =  <!-- -20% flood duration -->
| India Yankee =  <!-- -20% Fire duration -->
| Juliet Charlie = 3 <!-- No Detonate -->

| X-Ray Papa Unaone = 2 <!-- +15% Smoke Gen action time -->
| Sierra Bravo =  <!-- +10% Hydro action time;  -10% DFAA reload time -->

| Zulu = 1
| India Bravo Terrathree = 
| Equal Speed Charlie London = 
| Zulu Hotel = 1
| Papa Papa = 

| Wyvern = 
| Red Dragon = 
| Dragon Flag = 
| Ouroboros = 
| Hydra = 
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File:T209Smith1050TI.jpg|Premium Ship 
File:Smith_SPECIAL_type9.jpg|Type 9 Smith Camo

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|History=<!-- write text below -->
===Construction===
:William Cramp and Sons Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, United States
:Laid down: 18 March 1908
:Launched: 20 April 1909
:Commissioned: 26 November 1909

===Specifications===
:700 tons displacement, standard
:89.6m length
:7.9m beam
:2.4m draft

====Machinery====
:4 boilers, 3 turbines

====Performance====
:28 knots at 10,000 shaft horsepower
:2,800nm at 10 knots

====Armament====
=====Main=====
:Five (5x1) 76.2mm guns
=====Torpedoes=====
:Three (3x1) 457mm torpedo tubes

===History===

====Design====
The ''Smith'' class was the first series of true destroyers constructed under the provisions of the Converse Report.  Named for the convening admiral, the consequent Converse Commission was charged with determining the qualities necessary for future US Navy destroyers.

The primary characteristics decided upon were as follows:
* Must be able to operate with the fleet.
* Capable of operation in any conditions, including heavy seas.
* Able to chase down and combat torpedo boats.
Authorized by Congress in 1907, the ''Smith'' class would consist of five destroyers. They would have the distinction of being the last US Navy destroyers to be coal-fired, and the first equipped with turbine propulsion machinery.

====Service====
''Smith'' herself was laid down in March 1908 and commissioned in late November of 1909. She was assigned to the Atlantic Torpedo Fleet. Placed in reserve in 1912, she was reactivated in 1915 to take part in neutrality patrols off the US East Coast. In 1916, ''Smith'' joined the Naval Auxiliary Reserve for assistance in recruiting duties.

On 1 April 1917, in preparation to the US declaration of war against Germany, she was sent to New York City to assist with the detention of German merchant vessels in the harbor. ''Smith'' then joined the patrolling units off the US East Coast on anti-submarine and anti-raider duty until May, at which time she arrived in Charleston for repairs and refit.

In July, ''Smith'' was sent to Brest, France. There she served as an escort for both inbound and outbound convoys until the end of the war. During that time, ''Smith'' engaged in no combat.

''Smith'' returned to the US in 1919, where she was decommissioned in 1920. Scheduled to be sold for scrapping, she was instead used as a target for experiments in naval bombing.  Afterward, she was towed back to Philadelphia, but in 1921 was again used in the testing of naval bombing. After the second round of tests, ''Smith'' was again returned to Philadelphia and sold off for scrapping in December 1921.


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File:Smith1910.jpeg|''Smith'' in 1910.
File:USS Smith (1909).jpg|USS ''Smith'' (DD-17) securing from action stations, just prior to entering New York Harbor, late March 1917.
File:Smith1917.jpeg|''Smith'' in New York City, 1917.
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# [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Smith_(DD-17) USS ''Smith'' (DD-17) - Wikipedia]
# [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith-class_destroyer ''Smith''-class destroyer - Wikipedia]

{{WoWS Ship Changelog Insert|1=
*Added to the game in Update 0.1.3 (alpha version) as a tech tree Tier II destroyer.
*Removed from the game in Update 0.3.0.
*Update 0.5.3.2:
**Type 5 camouflage renamed Type 9.
*Update 0.5.7:
**The armor model of the hull was refined.
*First appeared on sale August 2016 for the Wargaming Anniversary. Also added to the Premium store. 
*Update 0.6.3:
**The appearance was improved with the use of a special technology for improved rendering of thin elements (rigging, etc.).
*Update 0.6.12:
**Detectability when firing main guns in smoke changed to 1.93 km.
*Update 0.6.13:
**Fire extinguishing time now 30 s instead of 60 s.
*Update 0.6.15:
**A bonus was added to the "Type 9" permanent camouflage: a 10% discount to the cost of post-battle service.
*Update 0.8.3:
**The value of the ship's detectability in smoke while firing was rounded up to 2 km.
*Update 0.10.5:
**Fixed geometry and textures of the ship.
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