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This picture shows the Wickes class destroyer USS Little (DD-79) in her fast transport configuration, early in 1942. The landing craft on this side of the boat have been lowered into the sea and can just be seen against her hull.
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.
