30 September 1918
Middle East
Ottomon Empire loses control of Damascus. The Turkish-appointed governor, Ali Riza Pasha Rehabi, is actually the president of the Syrian branch of the Arab Secret Society.
War at Sea
The Wickes class destroyer USS Radford (DD-120) is commissioned. She sees service in the last month of the First World War and is briefly selected for use as a mobile target vessel before being scrapped under the terms of the London Naval Treaty
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.
How to cite this article: Rickard, J (3 January 2018), 30 September 1918, http://www.historyofwar.org/firstworldwar/daybyday/1918_09_30.html
