The Caldwell class was a class of six "flush deck" United States Navy destroyers built during World War I and shortly after. Four served as convoy escorts in the Atlantic; the other two were completed
Bath Iron Works is a major United States shipyard located on the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine, founded in 1884 as Bath Iron Works, Limited. Since 1995, Bath Iron Works has been a subsidiary of Genera
Bath Iron Works from NAS Brunswick photo gallery
Mine-damaged USS Samuel B. Roberts in May 1988
USS Chester (CL-1) was the first United States cruiser of the numbering series used through the first half of the 20th century.
Two of the seven Bath Iron Works destroyers transferred to the Royal Navy in the Destroyers for Bases Agreement. The outboard ship made the St. Nazaire Raid.