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Truxtun-class destroyer
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.〔Friedman, p. 10-19〕 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.〔Friedman, p. 17〕
The ''Truxtun''s escorted convoys during World War I. They were equipped with one or two depth charge racks for this mission.〔Friedman, p. 68〕 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.〔Gardiner and Chesneau, p. 159〕 All were sold in 1919 and converted to merchant vessels or scrapped.
==Service==
''Truxtun'' and ''Whipple'' served first on the East Coast and later on the West Coast prior to World War I. ''Worden'' engaged in reserve training duties on the East Coast and acted as a submarine tender 1914-17. All three served in the Atlantic during the US participation in World War I. Following the Armistice, all were sold for scrapping or merchant conversion in 1919.
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