USS Mahan (DD-102)
USS ''Mahan'' (DD-102) was a built for the United States Navy. Commissioned in 1918, ''Mahan'' was a flush deck destroyer, and the first ship to be named for Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan. Her main battery consisted of four 4-inch/50-caliber gun, 4-inch/50 caliber guns. Background Norman Friedman, a naval historian, observed in ''U.S. Destroyers'' that the World War I, First World War ushered in a new aspect for American destroyer design; e.g. a significant need for a large number of ships. Specifically designed for speeds to match those of the fleet's new era of battlecruiser. The mass-produced destroyers that followed would have the same design speed of as the battlecruisers. Increased speed from to 35 knots required more than 90 tons of additional machinery, and modification of the hulls for greater efficiency. The ships would also be designed as a modified version of the 1916 ''Caldwell class destroyer''. Design General characteristics USS ''Mahan'' (DD-102) was a W ...
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