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Combat debut of the Renault FT-17 Light Tank (France), the first tank with a fully rotating turret.
U-90 sinks the US Navy Transport President Lincoln. The destroyers USS Warrington (DD-30) and USS Smith (DD-17) rush to the scene and drop depth charges which get close to U-90. The Warrington then picks up 433 men and the Smith rescued a further 687. USS Roe (DD-24) turns up later to search for more survivors.
The Paulding class destroyer USS Sterett (DD-27) attacks a surfaced U-boat, starting on 31 May and continuing onto 1 June. The U-boat escapes, despite an attempt to ram her
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.
USS Warrington (DD-30) at sea