Porter class destroyer

The Porter-class destroyers were a class of eight 1850-ton destroyers in the United States Navy.

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The first four ships were laid down in 1933 by New York Shipbuilding and the next four in 1934 at Bethlehem Steel Corporation in Quincy, Massachusetts. All were commissioned in 1936 except the Winslow, commissioned in 1937.

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1933 - New York Shipbuilding - 1934 - Bethlehem Steel Corporation - Quincy, Massachusetts - 1936 - 1937

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They were essentially enlarged versions of the Farragut-class with more modern machinery and more guns.

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