The Bagley destroyers are a type of destroyer built for the US Navy before World War II. Ships were ordered in 1935 and built in 1937. Structurally, they were similar to the destroyers of the Gridley and Benham types . Destroyers of this type retained the compact power plant of destroyers of the Mahen type, as a result of which their speed was somewhat lower than that of the Gridley type. However, destroyers of this type had a wider range of action than destroyers of the Gridley type.
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| Bagley-class destroyer | |
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| Years of construction | 1935-1937 |
| Years in the ranks | 1937-1946 |
| Built | eight |
| Scrapped | five |
| Losses | 3 |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1624 tons standard 2245 tons full |
| Length | 104.1 m |
| Width | 10.8 m |
| Draft | 3.9 m |
| Engines | 4 boilers, 2 turbines |
| Power | 47 191 l. with. (35 190 kW) |
| Speed | 36.8 knots (full) |
| Crew | 158-251 |
| Armament | |
| Artillery | 4 × 127 mm / 38 |
| Flak | During construction 4 × 12.7 mm machine gun After 1943 1 × 2 - 40 mm " Bofors ", 6 × 1 - 20 mm " Oerlikon " |
| Anti-submarine weapons | 4 bombers |
| Mine torpedo armament | 4 × 4 - 533 mm TA After 1943 2 × 4 - 533 mm TA |
All Bagley-class destroyers were in Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941 . During the Second World War, all ships of this type served in the Pacific Ocean. Three destroyers of this type died in the battles - Jarvis, Vlyu, and Hanley. In 1944, the Mugford was severely damaged by a kamikaze attack, and spent six months in repair. Somewhat later, Ralph Talbot also received damage from kamikaze. After the war, three destroyers - Bagley, Helm, and Patterson - were decommissioned and disposed of. The Mugford and Ralph Talbot in 1946 were used as targets for testing nuclear weapons on the Bikini Atoll and were flooded near the Kwajalein Attol in 1948.
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Design
Armament
Bagley-class destroyers had the same armament as the Gridley and Benham-class destroyers: 4 single 127 mm cannons and 4 quadruple torpedo tubes with a caliber of 533 mm. Initially, torpedoes Mark 11 or Mark 12 were installed in these torpedo tubes, but in 1938 they were replaced by Mark 15 . It was the heaviest torpedo armament ever mounted on American destroyers. Compared to the Mahan class destroyers, the Bagley class destroyers had one less gun, which was used to install another torpedo tube. The main reason for such heavy torpedo armament was that most of the American cruisers built under the Washington agreement did not have torpedo armaments, and that which was available was dismantled in favor of air defense guns. The light anti-aircraft weapons of the destroyers were rather weak: only 4 machine guns. It was assumed that heavy weapons could destroy enemy aircraft in the distance, but the attack on Pearl Harbor showed that this was not so. Subsequently, anti-aircraft weapons were strengthened by one twin “Bofors” and six “ Oerlikon ”. On some destroyers of other types, anti-aircraft weapons were still strengthened due to the removal of torpedo tubes, but these destroyers were not removed. Anti-submarine weapons were presented by two bombing spreaders. Some photographs show that on several ships of this series anti-submarine weapons were reinforced with 4 bombers.
Power plant
The power plant consisted of 4 water tube boilers from Babcock & Wilcox and 2 steam turbines . This installation provided a capacity of 47191 liters. with. Operating temperature - 371 ° C.
Service
All Bagley-class destroyers were in Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941 , making up the 4th destroyer squadron. During the Second World War, all ships of this type served in the Pacific Ocean. During the fighting, three destroyers of this type were killed - “Jervis”, “Blue” and “Hanley”. In 1944, the Magford was severely damaged by a kamikaze , after which it spent 6 months in repair. Somewhat later, Ralph Talbot was also damaged by a kamikaze. The remaining four destroyers continued to serve in the 6th destroyer squadron. The destroyer Bagley accepted the surrender of Japanese troops on the island of Minamitori. After the war, three destroyers - the Bagley, Helm and Patterson - were decommissioned and scrapped. The Magford and Ralph Talbot in 1946 were used as target ships during nuclear weapons tests at the Bikini Atoll and were sunk near the Kwajalein Attol in 1948.
Ships of type
| Name and Board Number | Builder | Pledged | Launched | Introduced | Fate |
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| USS Bagley (DD-386) | Norfolk Naval Shipyard | July 31, 1935 | September 3, 1936 | June 12, 1937 | Dismantled in 1947 |
| USS Blue (DD-387) | Norfolk Naval Shipyard | September 25, 1935 | May 27, 1937 | August 14, 1937 | Killed on August 22, 1942 |
| USS Helm (DD-388) | Norfolk Naval Shipyard | September 25, 1935 | May 27, 1937 | October 16, 1937 | Dismantled in 1947 |
| USS Mugford (DD-389) | Boston navy yard | October 28, 1935 | October 31, 1936 | August 16, 1937 | Flooded at Kwajalein March 22, 1948 |
| USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390) | Boston navy yard | October 28, 1935 | October 31, 1936 | October 14, 1937 | Flooded at Kwajalein March 22, 1948 |
| USS Henley (DD-391) | Mare Island NSY | October 28, 1935 | January 12, 1937 | August 14, 1937 | Died October 3, 1943 |
| USS Patterson (DD-392) | Puget Sound Naval Shipyard | July 23, 1935 | May 6, 1937 | September 22, 1937 | Dismantled in 1947 |
| USS Jarvis (DD-393) | Puget Sound Naval Shipyard | August 21, 1935 | May 6, 1937 | October 27, 1937 | Killed on August 9, 1942 |
Literature
- Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. Register of Ships of the US Navy. - Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1991 .-- ISBN 0-313-26202-0 .
- Friedman, Norman. US Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History (Revised Edition). - Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2004 .-- ISBN 1-55750-442-3 .
- Gardiner, Robert and Chesneau, Roger. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946. - London: Conway Maritime Press, 1980 .-- ISBN 0-83170-303-2 .
- Silverstone, Paul H. US Warships of World War II. - London: Ian Allan Ltd, 1965.
- Also in this article was used material from the Dictionary of American warships