
Here we see the Wickes class destroyer USS Herbert (DD-160) at sea during 1934. Note the line of crewmen saluting on the foredeck, suggesting that she was being reviewed at the time.
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.