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| | + | == Design Specifications == |
| | + | 1,107 tons standard displacement |
| | + | === Dimensions === |
| | + | 95.8m in length |
| | + | 9.4m beam |
| | + | 2.8m mean draft |
| | + | === Machinery === |
| | + | 4 boilers, 2 turbines |
| | + | 24,200shp at 35knts |
| | + | === Range === |
| | + | 2,500nm at 20knts |
| | + | === Armament === |
| | + | Four 105mm rifles (4x1), one 76.2mm AA, various 20mm and 40mm AA from 1942-1944<br /> |
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| | + | Twelve (4x3) 533mm torpedo tubes |
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| | + | == History == |
| | + | The Wickes was a class of destroyers designed during World War I. As the successor to the Caldwell class, the primary improvements consisted of increased range and speed, resulting in a heavier ship with little increase in combat power. They were intended to operate in conjunction with the future Omaha class cruisers and Constellation class battlecruisers, forming the light component of the fast heavy units which the navy was expecting.<br /> |
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| | + | Of the Wickes class destroyers, the majority were completed after the end of World War I, and consequently saw little service outside peacetime environments, with many being laid up or stricken from service as the newer, more modern generation of destroyers began to enter service in the 1930s.<br /> |
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| | + | The entry of the United States into World War II saw the recommissioning of dozens of the Wickes class. Because of their age and obsolescence, conversion from fleet destroyer to more specialist roles became common.<br /> |
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| | + | === Conversions and characteristics === |
| | + | ==== ASW modifications (15 ships, DDs 118, 126, 130, 142, 144, 145, 147, 152, 153, 154, 155, 157, 158, 159, 160) ==== |
| | + | All four 105mm rifles landed, replaced by six (6x1) 76.2mm rifles<br /> |
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| | + | Aft torpedo bank (2x3) removed, replaced by two of six (6x1) 76.2mm rifles<br /> |
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| | + | Extra depth charge equipment installed, including K-guns<br /> |
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| | + | ==== APD, fast transport (12 ships, DDs 103, 113, 114, 115, 116, 125, 137, 147, 157, 160, 164) ==== |
| | + | Both torpedo banks (4x3) removed, mountings for four LCP (R) installed<br /> |
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| | + | Forward boiler removed<br /> |
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| | + | ==== DMS, destroyer minesweeper (9 ships, DDs 117, 119, 136, 141, 146, 161, 178, 179, 180) ==== |
| | + | Stern rebuilt to accommodate minesweeping equipment<br /> |
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| | + | ==== DM, destroyer minelayer (4 ships, DDs 121, 122, 123, 124) ==== |
| | + | Both torpedo banks landed, replaced with stowage for 80 mines<br /> |
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| | + | Having served well beyond their usefulness, every remaining Wickes class destroyer was scrapped within two years of the war’s end. |
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