Other than the Porter class did any other United States Navy destroyers have torpedo reloads?
My research shows that the Japanese had 9 classes of destroyers with torpedo reloads.
James
United States Destroyer Torpedo Reloads
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Re: United States Destroyer Torpedo Reloads
Don't know for US ships, but there were 15 classes of IJN destroyers with torpedo reloads.
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No, no other US destroyers carried torpedo reloads. The weight saved was put to use elsewhere aboard the destroyers.
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Re: United States Destroyer Torpedo Reloads
Reducing topweight and increasing stability were major concerns for the USN destroyer forces from day 1. As the requirement for ww1 style mass torpedo attacks was realized to be less threat than aircraft, torpedo's became redundant compared to an increased AA fit
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