World War I
American Destroyers
Roe Class (three
scews)
A Study in Blueprints
Ships of class: USS Roe (TBD-24)(DD-24), USS Terry (TBD-25)(DD-25), USS Monaghan (TBD-32)(DD-32), USS Patterson (TBD-36)(DD-36), USS Fanning (TBD-37)(DD-37) and USS Beale (TBD-40)(DD-40).
CSS Albemarle,
Alert,
Barataria Bay, Louisiana,
Battle of Mobile Bay,
Battle of San Pasqual, California,
Beale, Edward Fitzgerald,
USS Beale (TBD-40)(DD-40)(CG-9),
Berehaven Harbor, Ireland,
CSS Bombshell,
Bon Homme Richard, American ship,
Brest Harbor, France,
CG-9,
CG-11,
CG-15,
CG-16,
CG-19,
Comfort, hospital ship,
Constellation, frigate,
Constitution, frigate,
Davis, C.H., Flag Officer,
DD-24,
DD-24,
DD-25,
DD-32,
DD-36,
DD-37,
DD-40,
Delaware, sloop-of-war,
HMS Dreadful, tug,
Dupetit Thouars, French cruiser,
Fanning, Nathaniel, Lieutenant,
USS Fanning (TBD-37)(DD-37)(CG-11),
Farragut, Admiral,
Felix Taussig, cargoman,
Fort Jackson,
Fort St. Philip,
George Washington, transport,
Germantown, sloop-of-war,
Gunboat No. 1,
Hohenfelde, German ship,
SS Indian,
Jackson, Andrew, General,
Jason, fuel ship,
Katahdin, screw gunboat,
Kringsjaa, Norwegian bark,
Lafayette, Jean,
Lisbon, Portugal,
Lonsdale, Lieutenant,
Macao, China,
CSS Manassas,
Manley (TBD-74),
Maumee, oiler,
Mexico City, steamship,
Mobile Bay,
Monadnock, monitor,
Monaghan, John R., Ensign,
USS Monaghan (TBD-32)(DD-32)(CG-15),
Nantucket Light Ship,
Nicholson (TBD-52),
Nimitz, Chester W., Lieutenant,
Patterson, Daniel Todd, Captain,
USS Patterson (TBD-36)(DD-36)(CG-16),
Pennsylvania,
Pensacola, screw steamer,
Philadelphia, frigate,
Plymouth, England,
Ponta Delgada, Azores,
Porpoise,
Port Hudson,
Powhattan, steam frigate,
Quasi-War with France,
Queenstown, Ireland,
Red River, Louisiana,
Richmond, steam sloop-of-war,
Rogers, John, Commodore,
Rodgers, C.R. Perry, Rear Admiral,
Roe, Francis Asbury, Rear Admiral,
USS Roe (TBD-24)(DD-24)(CG-18),
Saco, Gunboat,
Sacramento, (Gunboat No. 19),
Sassacus, side wheel steamer,
SC-188, submarine chaser,
HMS Serapis,
Stevens, Thomas H., Rear Admiral,
TBD-24,
TBD-25,
TBD-32,
TBD-36,
TBD-37,
TBD-40,
TBD-52,
TBD-74,
Terry, Edward, Commander,
USS Terry (TBD-25)(DD-25)(CG-19),
Tripoli,
U-53,
U-58,
U-101,
U-151,
War of 1812,
Wilson, Woodrow, President of the U.S.,
| Title | Vessel | Date of Document | Page |
| Skylights & Hatches, Missaleanous | Roe & Terry (TBD-24, 25) |
December 22, 1908 | 12-14 |
| Ammunition Stowage. | do. | May 22, 1909 | 15-16 |
| Ammunition Handling; Details & Arrangement. | do. | November 4, 1909 | 17-19 |
| Extension of Flying Bridge. | do. | June 5, 1910 | 20 |
| Proposed Location of Additional Hatches to Fire Rooms. | do. | June 17, 1910 | 21-22 |
| Additional Stiffening for Torpedo Crane. | do. | February 12, 1910 | 23 |
| Details of Portable Ventilators on Forecastle Deck. | do. | March, 1910 | 24 |
| Arrangement of non-magnetic Material in way of Compass. | do. | June 15, 1910 | 25 |
| Boat Stowage. | do. | May, 1910 | 26-27 |
| Awning & Rail Stanchions-Detail & Arrangement. | do. | June 1, 1911 | 28-29 |
| Arrangement of Galley. | do. | do. | 30-31 |
| Captain's Stateroom. | do. | do. | 32 |
| Officer's Stateroom; Type Plan. | do. | do. | 33 |
| Pilot House; Joiner Plan. | do. | do. | 34 |
| Rearrangement of Stanchions & Instruments on Flying Bridge. | do. | do. | 35 |
| Stern Light & Standard. | do. | do. | 36 |
| Booklet of General Plans: Outboard Profile, Hold, berth Deck, Forecastle Deck, Inboard Profile, Sections. | Terry (TBD-25) |
- | 37-38 |
| Cross Sections. | do. | May 26, 1911 | 39-40 |
| Outboard Fittings; General Arrangement. | do. | June 8, 1912 | 41-42 |
| Engine Room Ventilation. | do. | May 29, 1911 | 43-44 |
| Sheer Draft. | Monaghan (TBD-32) |
December 10, 1910 | 45-48 |
| Body. | do. | December 28, 1911 | 49 |
| Proposed Arrangement of Steering Gear. | do. | October 4, 1909 | 50-51 |
| Midship Section. | do. | March 1, 1912 | 52-53 |
| Framing at Stern. | do. | October 28, 1911 | 54-56 |
| Stern Frame, Struts & Rudder. | do. | April 11, 1911 | 57-58 |
| Shell Expansion. | do. | October 19, 1911 | 59-62 |
| Flying Bridge. | do. | November 12, 1909 | 63 |
| Proposed Location of Torpedo Tubes; Showing Clearance. | do. | January 8, 1910 | 64 |
| Distinguishing Marks. | do. | June, 1911 | 65-66 |
| Arrangement of Officer's Staterooms, nos. 1, 2 & 3. | do. | February 12, 1910 | 67 |
| General Arrangement of Outboard Fittings. | do. | September 7, 1910 | 68-70 |
| Joinery-Berthing & Messing, Berth, Main, Forecastle Decks & Flying Bridge. | do. | September 9, 1910 | 71-73 |
| Anchor Handling; Hawse Pipe & Towline Chock; Arrangement & Details. | do. | October 12, 1910 | 74-77 |
| Arrangement of non-magnetic Material in way of Compass. | do. | August 13, 1910 | 78 |
| Booklet of General Plans: Outboard Profile, Inboard Profile, Decks and Cross sections. | do. | - | 79-80 |
| Booklet of General Plans: Outboard Profile, Inboard Profile, Decks and Cross sections. | Patterson (TBD-36) |
- | 81-83 |
| Body. | do. | November 5, 1909 | 84 |
| Compartment Access Plan. | do. | September 2, 1909 | 85-86 |
| General Cross Sections. | do. | September 9, 1909 | 87-88 |
| Main Deck Plating & Girders under Main Deck. | do. | November 8, 1909 | 89-92 |
| Arrangement of Officers & Crews Quarters, Paint, Oil & Lamp Rooms. | do. | April 9, 1910 | 93-94 |
| Ammunition & Torpedo Handling-General Arrangement. | do. | May 28, 1910 | 95-96 |
| Torpedo Crane; General Arrangement. | do. | August 17, 1910 | 97 |
| Outboard Fittings; General Arrangement. | do. | September 13, 1910 | 98-99 |
| Framing at Stern. | Fanning (TBD-37) |
February 27, 1911 | 100-102 |
| Hatch, Engine Room. | do. | June 26, 1911 | 103-104 |
| Body. | Beale (TBD-40) |
March 31, 1911 | 105 |
| Midship Section. | do. | January 3, 1911 | 106-107 |
Roe class Torpedo Boat Destroyers
(TBD-24, 37 & 40)
USS Roe, Fanning and Beale
(700 - tonners or flivvers)
Length Overall:...293'-11"
Extreme Beam:...27'-0"
Normal Displacement:...742 tons (TBD-24), 787
tons (TBD-37 & 40)
Mean Draft:...8'-4"
Designed Complement:...Officers, 4; Enlisted, 85
(TBD-24), Officers, 4; Enlisted, 79 (TBD-37 & 40)
Armament:
Primary:...Five, 3-inch/50 caliber (TBD-24 &
37), Four, (TBD-40)
Secondary:...Three, .30- cal. (TBD-24), None,
(TBD-37 & 40)
Torpedo Tubes:...Six, 18"
Designed Shaft Horsepower:...12,000 shp
Drive:...Direct
Designed Speed:...29.5 knots
Engines, Manufacturer:...NN (TBD-24 & 37),
Cramp (TBD-40)
Type:...Parsons (TBD-24 & 37), BW (TBD-40)
Boilers, Manufacturer:...NN (TBD-24 & 37),
Cramp (TBD-40)
Type:...Thornycroft (TBD-24 & 37), BW
(TBD-40)
Screws:...Three
Fuel, Tons:...226.5 (TBD-24), 225 (TBD-37 &
40)
Commander Edward Terry was born on January 24, 1839 in Hartford, Connecticut. He was appointed Midshipman at the Naval Academy on September 21, 1853 and graduated on June 10, 1857. He served in the Sloop Germantown, attached to the East India Squadron, from 1857 to 1859. By 1861, he was assigned to the steam sloop-of-war Richmond and served in her with the Western Gulf Blockading Squadron throughout the Civil War. He participated in the engagement with the Confederate ram CSS Manassas on October 12, 1861, the artillery duel with Fort McRae and other shore batteries on November 22, the passage of Forts Jackson and St. Philip and the capture of New Orleans in late April of 1862.
After New Orleans, Farragut's force moved up the Mississippi and Terry was present when the salt water fleet ran the gauntlet at Vicksburg and joined Flag Officer C. H. Davis' riverine fleet above the Southern stronghold. In January of 1863, Terry was promoted to Lieutenant Commander. On March 14, his ship joined others of the fleet in bombarding the batteries surrounding Port Hudson so that Farragut could dash past them and establish a blockade cutting the Confederacy's Red River supply line. In his last major engagement, the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864, Terry helped to close the last major Confederate port on the Gulf of Mexico.
Following the Civil War, Terry alternated between sea duty and a series of shore assignments at the Naval Academy. In 1866 and 1867, he served in the Pacific Squadron in the steam frigate Powhattan. His first tour of duty at the Naval Academy followed in 1868 and 1869. He assumed his first command, Saco, in 1870 and cruised with the Asiatic Fleet until 1872. During that assignment, on October 30, 1871, he was promoted to Commander. He returned to the Naval Academy in 1873 and by 1875, was appointed Commandant of Cadets, a post he held until 1878. Commander Terry was then ordered to the Pacific Squadron as Flag Captain in Pensacola; first to Rear Admiral C. R. Perry Rodgers and in 1880 and 1881, to Rear Admiral Thomas H. Stevens. In 1881, he went on leave due to illness. On June 1, 1882, Commander Terry died at Manitou Springs, Colorado.
USS Terry (TBD-25)(DD-25, July 17, 1920)(CG-19, June 7, 1924-June 30, 1925), was built by the Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Virginia and commissioned on October 18, 1910.
Following trials off the east coast, Terry joined the Atlantic Fleet Torpedo Flotilla in winter operations in Cuban waters. She conducted both torpedo exercises with the flotilla and general maneuvers with the Fleet as a whole. The routine of winter maneuvers in the Caribbean alternated with spring and summer operations along the New England coast continuing until November 1913, when the torpedo boat destroyer arrived at Charleston, South Carolina for overhaul.
Soon after entering the navy yard there, Terry was placed in reserve. Though still in reserve after her overhaul was completed, Terry continued to be active. During 1914, she cruised the coast of Florida; and, by February of 1915, she was back in Cuban waters for winter maneuvers. That summer, Terry steamed as far north as Newport, Rhode Island to conduct another round of torpedo exercises. Upon completion of the mission, she returned to her base at Charleston.
By January 1, 1916, the torpedo boat destroyer was operating with a reduced complement destroyer division. On the 31st, she cruised with units of the Atlantic Fleet to Key West, Florida. In May, she steamed from there to Santo Domingo. On June 10, while maneuvering in the inner harbor at Puerto Plata, she struck a reef and settled until the greater part of the main deck was submerged. On the 13th, under the supervision of the commanding officer of Sacramento (Gunboat No. 19), Terry's officers and men joined the staff of a wrecking company in salvage operations. The warship was refoated on July 26, temporarily repaired by July 7 and returned to the Charleston Navy Yard on July 15.
America's entry into World War I saw Terry undergoing extensive repairs at Charleston. Upon completion of the yard work, she began duty patrolling along the Atlantic coast and escorting merchantmen bound for Europe. In January of 1918, Terry put to sea for operations with the destroyer force based at Queenstown, Ireland. There, she escorted convoys through the submarine infested waters surrounding the British Isles. Her tour of duty at Queenstown was a relatively peaceful, though rigorous one. While she never sighted a German U-boat nor engaged in combat operations, on one voyage she escorted a convoy which lost one ship to a submarine. On another occasion, on March 19, 1918, she assisted Manley (TBD-74) with casualties after that destroyer was damaged by an accidental depth charge explosion.
In December of 1918, Terry returned to the United States; and, after eleven months of extremely limited service, she was decommissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on November 13, 1919. She remained there until she was transferred to the Coast Guard on June 7, 1924. She served in the Coast Guard as (CG-19) until October 18, 1930, when she was returned to the Navy and restored on the Navy list in a decommissioned status, listed as a "vessel to be disposed of by sale or salvage".
On May 2, 1934, Terry was sold for scrapping. Her name was struck from the Navy list on June 28, 1934.