ihp. Normal coal capacity was even lower, at only . An interesting note on destroyers is that they have continuously increased in size since their inception. The Bainbridges were under full load; some s in service in 2013 displace full load, more than the standard displacement limit on 1920s "Treaty cruisers". Service A few Bainbridges were deployed to the Philippines 1904-1917. During the US participation in World War I, these were redeployed to the Mediterranean as convoy escorts. Others of the class served in the Atlantic, on the US East Coast, or guarded the Panama Canal. Chauncey collided with the British merchant ship SS Rose in 1917 and was lost. Following the Armistice, the remainder were sold for scrapping or merchant conversion in 1920. Ships in class Note that, although the ships are listed below with the prefix "DD-" before their official numbers, this classification was not created until 1911, and until then these vessels were officially categorised as "Destroyer No. 1" to "Destroyer No. 13". See also References Bibliography Simpson, Richard V. Building The Mosquito Fleet, The US Navy's First Torpedo Boats. Charleston, South Carolina:Arcadia Publishing, 2001, . External links Tin Can Sailors @ Destroyers.org - Bainbridge class destroyer Tin Can Sailors @ Destroyers.org - Hopkins class destroyer Tin Can Sailors @ Destroyers.org - Lawrence class destroyer Tin Can Sailors @ Destroyers.org - Destroyer classes DestroyerHistory.org Bainbridge class destroyer DestroyerHistory.org Hopkins class destroyer DestroyerHistory.org Lawrence class destroyer DestroyerHistory.org First US destroyers NavSource Destroyer Photo Index Page DiGiulian, Tony Navweaps.com Pre-WWII US Torpedoes DiGiulian, Tony Navweaps.com 3"/50 Mks 2, 3, 5, 6, and 8 DiGiulian, Tony Navweaps.com USN 6 pdr Mks 1 through 13 US Navy Torpedo History, part 2 Destroyer classes