World War I
American Destroyers
Paulding Class
A Study in Blueprints
Ammen, Daniel, Rear Admiral,
USS Ammen (TBD-35)(DD-35)(CG-8),
Bantry, Ireland,
SS Batoum,
Battle of Fort Royal,
Battle of Lake Champlain,
Battle of Mobile Bay,
SS Bengore Head,
Benham (TBD-49),
Biddle, Commodore,
HMS Boxer, brig,
Brest, France,
Burrows, William, Lieutenant,
USS Burrows (TBD-29)(DD-29)(CG-10),
CG-8,
CG-10,
CG-13,
CG-14,
CG-17,
CG-20,
Constellation, frigate,
Constitution, frigate,
Coolidge, Calvin, President of the U.S,
Dale, Richard, Commodore,
DD-22,
DD-23,
DD-23,
DD-28,
DD-29,
DD-33,
DD-35,
DD-35,
DD-38,
DD-41,
DD-42,
Decatur, sloop-of-war,
Dolphin,
Drayton, Percival,
USS Drayton (TBD-23)(DD-23),
Enterprise, brig,
Experiment, schooner,
Farragut, David, Admiral,
Fort Fisher,
Fort McAllster,
Fort Sumter,
SS Foylemore,
Frieda Leonhardt, German steamer,
CSS Gaines,
Germantown, frigate,
Globe, whaler,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
Gunboat No. 6,
Hartford, sloop-of-war,
Independence, ship-of-the-line,
Jacob Jones (TBD-61),
Jarvis, James C., Midshipman,.
USS Jarvis (TBD-38)(DD-38),
Jenkins, Thortan A., Rear Admiral,
USS Jenkins (TBD-42)(DD-42),
John Adams, frigate,
Jouett, James Edward,Rear Admiral,
USS Jouett (TBD-41)(DD-41)(CG-13),
La Vengeance, French frigate,
Lake Champlain,
Lake Ontario,
Levant, sloop-of-war,
Lincoln, Abraham, President of the U.S.,
Macedonian, frigate,
McCall, Edward R., Captain,
USS McCall(TBD-28)(DD-28)(CG-14),
SS Mechanician,
Metacomet, gunboat,
Mexican War,
Mohican, steam sloop-of-war,
Montgomery, screw gunboat,
HMS Moselle,
Oneida, gunboat,
Patapsco, monitor,
Paulding, Hiram, Rear Admiral,
USS Paulding (TBD-22)(DD-22)(CG-17),.
Perry, Matthew C., Commodore,
Pocahontas, screw steamer,
Port Royal, South Carolina,
Preble, Commodore,
President, frigate,
Prometheus, screw steamer,
Purley, British merchantman,
Queenstown, Ireland,
R.R. Cuyler, screw gunboat,
Relief, hospital ship,
Richmond, screw sloop-of-war,
Royal Yacht, Confederate schooner,
Sea Gull,
CSS Selma,
Seneca, screw gunboat,
Shark, schooner,
St. John's, Newfoundland,
St. Lawrence, frigate,
St. Nazaire, France,
Tabasco, Mexico,
Tampieo, Mexico,
TBD-22,
TBD-23,
TBD-28,
TBD-29,
TBD-33,
TBD-35,
TBD-38,
TBD-41,
TBD-42,
TBD-49,
TBD-61,
Tecumseh, monitor,
Ticonderoga,
Tripoli,
Trippe, John, Lieutenant,
USS Trippe (TBD-33)(DD-33)(CG-20),
Tuxpan, Mexico,
United States, frigate,
Vera Cruz Occupation,
Vera Cruz, Mexico,
Vincennes, sloop-of-war,
Vixen, schooner,
| Title | Vessel | Date of Document | page |
| Booklet of General Plans: Outboard Profile; Inboard Profile; Forecastle, Bridge and top of Deck House; Hold; Berth Deck; Main Deck; Cross Sections. | Burrows (TBD-29) |
- | 10-12 |
| Outboard Profile, Fittings, Boat Stowage, Rails & Awnings. |
do. | 1911 | 13-15 |
| Inboard Profile. | do. | do. | 16-17 |
| Seven Cross Sections | do. | do. | 18-19 |
| Midship Section. | do. | February 23, 1911 | 20-21 |
| Joiner Plan: Hold, Berth, Main & Forecastle Decks. | do. | December 20, 1910 | 22-24 |
| Compartment & Access: Arrangement of Pillars; Lighting; Sheathing & Ammunition Handling; Forecastle Deck & Profile. | do. | October 26, 1910 | 25-26 |
| Anchor Handling Arrangement. | do. | do. | 27 |
| Booklet of General Plans: Outboard Profile; Inboard Profile; Forecastle, Bridge and top of Deck House; Hold; Berth Deck; Main Deck; Cross Sections. | McCall (TBD-28) |
- | 28-30 |
| Inboard Profile. | do. | February 23, 1910 | 31-32 |
| Midship Section. | do. | October 24, 1910 | 33-34 |
| Anchor Handling Arrangement | do. | February 22, 1910 | 35 |
| Boat Booms. | do. | February 6, 1910 | 36-37 |
| Arrangement of Piping Torpedo Tubes &
Compressed Air System & Arrangement of Air Accumulator & Separator. |
Burrows & McCall (TBD-29 & 28) |
do. | 38-39 |
| 40 inch Ventilator. | do. | do. | 40 |
| General Plan of Min Deck House Art, Pilot House & Searchlight Foundation. | do. | October 23, 1910 | 41 |
| Proposed Arrangement of Main Deck Forward in way of Oil Tanks. | do. | January 23, 1910 | 42 |
| Plating & Beams, Main Deck. | Ammen (TBD-35) |
do. | 43-44 |
| Stern Post, Stern Framing & Rudder. | do. | do. | 45-47 |
| Shaft Struts & Stern Tubes. | do. | August 19, 1909 | 48-49 |
| Engine Room Skylights. | do. | February 5, 1912 | 50 |
| Galley Skylight. | do. | do. | 51 |
| Vertical Ladders & Inclined Metal Ladders. | do. | do. | 52-53 |
| Torpedo Crane. | do. | do. | 54-55 |
| Main Deck House, Pilot House & Searchlight Platform. | do. | do. | 56-57 |
| Arrangement of Galley; Pantry; Officers & Crews Water Closet & Wash Rooms Forward & Crews Water Closet & Wash Rooms Aft. | do. | February 5, 1912 | 58-59 |
| Outboard Fittings. | do. | do. | 60-62 |
| Torpedo Handling- Arrangement. | do. | do. | 63 |
| Boat Boom. | do. | do. | 64-65 |
| Midship Section. | do. | do. | 66-67 |
| Compartment & Access: Arrangement of Pillars; Lighting; Sheathing & Ammunition Handling; Forecastle Deck & Profile. | do. | do. | 68-70 |
| Cross Sections. | do. | do. | 71-72 |
| Outboard Profile. | do. | do. | 73-75 |
| Expansion of Outside Plating. | Jarvis (TBD-38) |
February 19, 1911 | 76-79 |
| Boiler Saddles & Frames in Boiler Room. | do. | December 18, 1912 | 80 |
| Main Deck Plating & Beams. | do. | 1911 | 81-82 |
| Gun & Torpedo Tube Foundations. | do. | - | 83 |
| Side Shaft Tubes & Transverse Frames 133-142-inclusive. | Jouett & Jenkins (TBD-41 & 42) |
February 27, 1911 | 84-85 |
| Foundations for Line Shaft Bearings aft of Frame 124. | do. | March 14, 1911 | 86-87 |
| Foundation for 3" Gun at Frame 20. | do. | April 11, 1912 | 88-89 |
| Outboard Profile. | do. | June 27, 1911 | 90-91 |
| Arrangement of Weather Decks | do. | June 13, 1911 | 92-93 |
| General Arrangement: Fuel Oil Tanks, Piling Air Escape & Hose Connections for Steaming out Tanks. | do. | April 19, 1911 | 94-95 |
| Transverse Watertight Bulkhead No. 12. | do. | January 5, 1911 | 96 |
| Transverse Frames Nos. 13-15. | do. | do. | 97 |
| Transverse Frame No. 19. | do. | January 14, 1911 | 98 |
| Transverse Frames Nos. 29-35. | do. | January 5, 1911 | 99 |
| Transverse Frame No. 41. | do. | do. | 100 |
| Transverse Frames Nos. 44-50. | do. | January 14, 1911 | 101 |
| Transverse Frames Nos. 52-57. | do. | January 5, 1911 | 102 |
| Title | Vessel | Date of Document | Scale | Page |
| Faired lines & mold loft dimensions. | Paulding (TBD-22) |
October 3, 1910 | 3/16" | 103-104 |
| Outboard profile. | do. | Nov. 28, 1911 | 1/8" | 105-107 |
| Arrangement of weather decks. | do. | April 22, 1910 | do. | 108-110 |
| Booklet of general plans: Outboard profile, ten cross sections, forecastle deck, main deck, berth deck, hold & inboard profile. | do. | - | 1/16" | 111-118 |
Paulding class Torpedo Boat Destroyer
Fiscal Year Acquisition - 1908
(700 - tonners or flivvers)
Length Overall:...293'-11"
Extreme Beam:...27'-0" (TBD-23),
26-'11" (TBD-28 & 29)
Normal Displacement:...742 tons
Mean Draft:...8'-4"
Designed Complement:...Officers, 4; Enlisted, 85
Armament:
Primary:...Five, 3-inch/50 caliber
Secondary:...Three .30 caliber (TBD-23), None
(TBD-28 & 29)
Torpedo Tubes:...Six, 18"
Designed Shaft Horsepower:...12,000 shp
Drive:...Direct
Designed Speed:...29.5 knots
Engines, Manufacturer:...Bath (TBD-23), NYSB
(TBD-28 & 29)
Type:...Parsons WT
Boilers, Manufacturer:...Bath (TBD-23), NYSB
(TBD-28 & 29)
Type:...Normand (TBD-23), Thornycroft (TBD-28
& 29)
Screws:...Three
Fuel, Tons:...226.6
Paulding class Torpedo Boat Destroyer
Fiscal Year Acquisition - 1909
(700 - tonners or flivvers)
Length Overall:...293'-11"
Extreme Beam:...27'-0"
Normal Displacement:...787 tons
Mean Draft:...8'-4"
Designed Complement:...Officers, 4; Enlisted, 85
Armament:
Primary:...Five, 3-inch/50 caliber
Secondary:...Two .30 caliber (TBD-33), None
(TBD-35)
Torpedo Tubes:...Six, 18"
Designed Shaft Horsepower:...12,000 shp
Drive:...Direct
Designed Speed:...29.5 knots
Engines, Manufacturer:...Bath (TBD-33), NYSB
(TBD-35)
Type:...Parsons WT
Boilers, Manufacturer:...Bath (TBD-33), NYSB
(TBD-35)
Type:...Normand (TBD-33), Thornycroft (TBD-35)
Screws:...Three
Fuel, Tons:...210
Paulding class Torpedo Boat Destroyer
Fiscal Year Acquisition - 1910
(700 - tonners or flivvers)
Length Overall:...293'-11"
Extreme Beam:...27'-0"
Normal Displacement:...787 tons
Mean Draft:...8'-4"
Designed Complement:...Officers, 4; Enlisted, 79
Armament:
Primary:...Five, 3-inch/50 caliber
Secondary:...None
Torpedo Tubes:...Six, 18"
Designed Shaft Horsepower:...12,000 shp
Drive:...Direct
Designed Speed:...29.5 knots
Engines, Manufacturer:...NYSB (TBD-38), Bath
(TBD-41 & 42)
Type:...Parsons WT (TBD-38), Curtis (TBD-41
& 42)
Boilers, Manufacturer:...NYSB (TBD-38), Bath
(TBD-41 & 42)
Type:...Thornycroft (TBD-38), Normand (TBD-41
& 42)
Screws:...Three
Fuel, Tons:...225
Rear Admiral Thortan A. Jenkins was born on December 11, 1811 in Orange Court House, Virginia. He entered the Navy as a Midshipman on November 1, 1828 and served first in the West Indies in an expedition against pirates and slavers. Examined for a commission as Lieutenant, be placed first among 82 candidates.
Prior to the Mexican War, Jenkins served with the Coast Survey and with the Brazilian and Mediterranean Squadrons. During the war with Mexico, as executive officer of Germantown he led landing parties from his ship at Tuxpan and Tabasco. Later, he commanded hospital ship Relief and the Supply Station at Salmedena Island. In the interval between the wars, he served in the receiving ship at Baltimore, returned to the Coast Survey and was Secretary of the Lighthouse Board.
His Civil War record was distinguished. Serving primarily in the West Gulf Blockading Squadron of David Farragut, he commanded Oneida. He served as Chief of Staff to Farragut and was later wounded while commanding a convoy escort group. As Senior Officer Present, in command of Richmond, he received the surrender of Port Hudson on July 9, 1863. He later commanded a division of the Squadron.
Jenkins was Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, from 1865 to 1869 and he commanded the Asiatic Station from 1870 until his retirement in 1873. Rear Admiral Jenkins was President of the Naval Institute from 1883 to 1885 and died on August 9, 1893.
USS Jenkins (TBD-42)(DD-42, July 17, 1920), was built by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine and commissioned on June 15, 1912.
In the years that preceded World War I Jenkins, based at Newport, Rhode Island trained with the Atlantic Fleet, sailing to the Caribbean for winter maneuvers, operating along the East Coast in the summer. In addition, she sailed to Tampico, Mexico, in mid April 1914 to support the American occupation of Vera Cruz.
As the war raged in Europe, Jenkins continued patrol operations along the North American coast in search of possible German U-boats. The patrols and maneuvers sharpened her war readiness, so that, true to Navy tradition, she was ready for any eventuality when she sailed for Europe on May 26, 1917.
Based at Queenstown, Ireland, Jenkins and her sister destroyers patrolled the eastern Atlantic, escorting convoys and rescuing survivors of sunken merchantmen. She continued escort and patrol duty for the duration of the War. Though she made several submarine contacts, no results were determined. Following the signing of the Armistice on November 11, 1918, Jenkins sailed for home, arriving Boston on January 3, 1919.
The destroyer operated along the Atlantic coast until arriving at Philadelphia on July 20. She remained there until decommissioning on October 31, 1919. Jenkins was scrapped in 1935 in accordance with the Treaty of London.