Here we see the Smith class destroyer USS Preston (DD-12) at sea during 1912. The Smith class destroyers were able to carry five 3in guns, up from the two on the first sixteen destroyers. On this picture one of the extra guns can be seen, just in front of the first funnel. USS Preston (DD-19) at sea, 1912

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.