Victory at Sea - Clemson-class destroyers aircraft the effects of musketry and

the effects of musketry and artillery

Commonly called "Elsie Items"

its speed and rate of climb lent it the capability of making several high speed passes in combat

ships with a crew of many hundreds and able to throw a thousand pounds of metal in a single broadside

1897 (1897 Pattern cannon)

Victory at Sea - Clemson-class destroyers aircraft the effects of musketry andThe Clemson class was a redesign of the Wickes class and was the last pre World War Two class of flush decker destroyers to be built for the United States. In all, 156 of these destroyers served with the US Navy from after World War One and on into World War Two. Models supplied unassembled and unpainted