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Here we see the Clemson class destroyer USS Hunt (DD-194) in New York Harbour, c.1920. The deck covers have been deployed, and the torpedo tubes can be seen glinting in the sun.
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.
