World War I
American Destroyers
Cassin and O'Brien
classes
A Study in Blueprints
by Duane D. Borchers, Sr.
BK-021
$60.00
(Foreign; $90.00)(11" X 17" soft cover book book
of engineering drawings)
Ships of Cassin class: USS Cassin (TBD-43)(DD-43), USS Cummings
(TBD-44)(DD-44), USS Downes (TBD-45)(DD-45) and USS Duncan
(TBD-46)(DD-46).
Ships of O'Brien class: USS O'Brien
(TBD-51)(DD-51), USS Nicholson (TBD-52)(DD-52), USS Winslow
(TBD-53)(DD-53), USS McDougal (TBD-54)(DD-54), USS Cushing
(TBD-55)(DD-55) and USS Ericsson (TBD-56)(DD-56). Also known as "thousand tonners".
| Title | Vessel | Date of Document | Page |
| Water Service, Profile and Sections. | Cassin (TBD-43) |
August 11, 1913 | 14-16 |
| Midship Section. | do. | August 21, 1913 | 17 |
| Type Sections, Frames 20, 32, 50, 57, 60, 110 and 144. |
Cassin & Cummings (TBD-43 & 44) |
June 25, 1913 | 18-20 |
| Shell Expansion. | Cassin (TBD-43) |
August 2, 1913 | 21-23 |
| Plan View; Arrangement of Officers Quarters on Main Deck Forward. | Cassin & Cummings (TBD-43 & 44) |
October 1, 1913 | 24-25 |
| Sections; Arrangement of Officers Quarters on Main Deck Forward. | do. | do. | 26-27 |
| 30" and 40" Ventilators to Engine Room. | do. | July 9, 1912 | 28-29 |
| General Arrangement of Forward Ventilation. | do. | July 25, 1913 | 30-32 |
| Sketch Plan Showing Interference with 4" Gun Recoil at Frames 53 & 146 & Proposed Remedies. | do. | April 5, 1912 | 33 |
| Compartment Access and Pillars. | Duncan (TBD-46) |
December 29, 1912 | 34-35 |
| Booklet of General Plans; Outboard Profile, Inboard Profile, Decks, Midship Section, Eleven Cross Sections. | McDougal (TBD-54) |
February 27, 1925 | 36-41 |
| Faired Lines as Taken from Mold Loft. | do. | March 15, 1912 | 42-45 |
| Outboard Profile. | do. | April 23, 1921 | 46-47 |
| do. | do. | May 27, 1913 | 48-49 |
| Inboard Profile. | do. | April 23, 1921 | 50-51 |
| Arrangement of Weather Decks. | do. | May 27, 1913 | 52-53 |
| Midship Section, Frame 99. | do. | June 3, 1914 | 54 |
| Cross Sections; Frames 2, 6, 13, 18, 28,
41, 52, 92, 110, 132, 145, 152, 160 & 166. |
do. | - | 55-57 |
| Type Sections; Frames 20, 32, 50, 57, 60, 110 & 144. |
do. | February 7, 1913 | 58-60 |
| Struts. | do. | March 25, 1912 | 61-62 |
| Arrangement of Awning & Life Line Stanchions. | do. | July 2, 1913 | 63-64 |
| Main Deck Plating. | do. | August 11, 1914 | 65-67 |
| Boat Chocks and Gripes, Details. | do. | September 10, 1913 | 68-69 |
| Outboard Stowage of 24 foot Whale Boat. | do. | March 14, 1913 | 70-71 |
| Torpedo Handling and Boat Stowage. | do. | September 8, 1913 | 72 |
| Torpedo and Boat Stowage Sketch. | do. | July 16, 1914 | 73 |
| Distinguishing Marks and Numerals. | do. | August 11, 1914 | 74 |
| General Arrangement of After Ventilation. | do. | June 25, 1913 | 75-77 |
| 40" Diameter Fire Room Ventilators. | do. | December 9, 1913 | 78 |
| Title | Vessel | Date of Document | Scale | Page |
| Inboard Profile. | Balch (TBD-50) |
- | 1/16" | 79-80 |
| Inboard Profile and Outboard Profile. | do. | - | do. | 81-82 |
| Berth Deck and Hold. | do. | - | do. | 83-84 |
| Main and Forecastle Decks. | do. | - | do. | 85-86 |
| Main and Forecastle Decks. | Aylwin (TBD-47) |
May 8, 1917 | do. | 87-88 |