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The Wickes class destroyer USS Stribling (DD-96) is commissioned. She sees limited service late in the First World War, is based in the Adriatic in 1919, and briefly serves as a minelayer after her return to the United States
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.
