Smith class destroyer
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The Smith-class destroyers were among the first destroyer
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Five ships were built using the basic Smith design. However, Flusser and Reid are sometimes considered to be Flusser-class ships.
Ships in class
- USS Smith (DD-17)USS Smith (DD-17)USS Smith was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was the first ship named for Lieutenant Joseph B. Smith....
- USS Lamson (DD-18)USS Lamson (DD-18)USS Lamson was a Smith class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the first ship named for Roswell Lamson....
- USS Preston (DD-19)USS Preston (DD-19)USS Preston was a Smith class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the third ship named for Samuel W. Preston....
- USS Flusser (DD-20)USS Flusser (DD-20)USS Flusser was a Smith class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was the second ship named for Lieutenant Commander Charles W. Flusser....
- USS Reid (DD-21)USS Reid (DD-21)USS Reid was a Smith class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the first ship named for Samuel Chester Reid....