The Smith-class destroyers were the first ocean-going torpedo-boat destroyers in the United States Navy and the first driven by steam turbines instead of the reciprocating engines of the sixteen earlier, much smaller boats ordered under the Act of 4 May 1898. Five ships were ordered, the first three under the Act of 29 June 1906 and the other two in 1907, each to have the highest practical speed and to cost no more than a set sum exclusive of armament. They carried five 3-inch guns, were laid down in 1908 and commissioned in 1909 and 1910, and were the last American destroyers to burn coal. All served as convoy escorts in the First World War and several attacked U-boats; four were sold in November 1919 and Smith was used as a bombing target until scrapped. Bath Iron Works in Maine built two of the five, Flusser and Reid.
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Smith-class destroyers USS Flusser (DD-20) World War I USS Reid (DD-21) World War I
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Five ships of this class were laid down at three different shipyards in 1908 and they commissioned 1909-10.
Smith class, ship type
The Smith (DD-17) class was the first class of United States Destroyers fitted with turbines (Parsons), and the first class of destroyers designed to protect the battle line from hostile torpedo craft.
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They were the last class of destroyer to use coal-fired boilers.
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the first to be driven by steam turbines instead of the reciprocating engines
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The latter four vessels were all sold in November 1919 following the end of World War I; Smith survived another two years as a bombing target until scrapped.
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The Smith-class destroyers were the first ocean-going torpedo-boat destroyers in the United States Navy
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All of the ships served as convoy escorts in World War I, and several attacked U-boats.
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Smith-class destroyers USS Flusser (DD-20) World War I USS Reid (DD-21) World War I
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Smith-class destroyers USS Flusser (DD-20) World War I USS Reid (DD-21) World War I
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