
The Clemson class destroyer USS Stewart (i). She was lost on 2 Mar 1942.
Technical information
| Type | Destroyer |
| Displacement | 1215/1308 BRT |
| Length | 314 feet |
| Complement | 122 men |
| Armament | 4 4inch guns 12 21inch torpedo tubes AA guns |
| Max speed | 35 knots |
| Engines | Steam boilers or turbines |
| Power | 26000 |
| Notes on class | These destroyers were the last ones built for the US Navy until the Farragut class came along 14 years later. They are most famous for being the "flush-deckers" of WWII - many of these being sold very expensively to Britain in 1940. US Navy destroyer classes during WWII: |
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Destroyer minelayer
High speed minesweeper
Sea plane tender
Sonar test ship
14 destroyers of the Clemson class lost. See all Destroyer classes. |
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Clemson class ships hit by U-boats (1) | |||
| 31 Oct 1941 | USS Reuben James (i) | Sunk | U-552 |
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