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Here we see the Wickes class destroyer USS Bernadou (DD-153) after she had landed her troops at Safi, North Africa, during Operation Torch (8 November 1942). Note that her masts had been removed to give her a lower profile.
U.S. Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History, Norman Friedmann .
The standard history of the development of American destroyers, from the earliest torpedo boat destroyers to the post-war fleet, and covering the massive classes of destroyers built for both World Wars. Gives the reader a good understanding of the debates that surrounded each class of destroyer and led to their individual features.
