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Paulding-class destroyer
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<p>The <i>Paulding</i>-class destroyers were a series of <a href="/facts/United_States_Navy/xYK0fUou">United States Navy</a> <a href="/facts/Destroyer/bkYL7bI8">destroyers</a> derived from the <a href="/facts/Smith-class_destroyer/WH2XllPB"><i>Smith</i> class</a> with the <a href="/facts/Torpedo_tube/D0o8sNR1">torpedo tubes</a> increased from three to six via twin mounts. They were the first destroyers in the US Navy with oil-fired <a href="/facts/Boiler/uPqTq0I6">boilers</a>. The 21 <i>Paulding</i>s doubled the number of destroyers in the US Navy. The <i>Paulding</i> class derived its name from the class's lead ship, <a href="/facts/USS_Paulding/gmpCNafh"><i>Paulding</i></a>, named for <a href="/facts/Rear_admiral_(United_States)/wGa6RoC0">Rear Admiral</a> <a href="/facts/Hiram_Paulding/GaUbQAVT">Hiram Paulding</a> (1797–1878). Like the <i>Smith</i>s, they were nicknamed "flivvers" after the small and shaky <a href="/facts/Model_T_Ford/wNywoygq">Model T Ford</a> once the larger "thousand tonner" destroyers entered service. </p>