
The aerial photo shows the Wickes class destroyer USS Palmer (DD-151) during 1919-21. This show shows the crows nests installed on both masts.
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.