USS Welborn C. Wood

This page is about the American destroyer USS Welborn C. Wood (DD-195). For other vessels of the class, see Clemson-class.

USS Welborn C. Wood

USS Welborn C. Wood

USA

I Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
3.3	3.3	3.3

Class:

PREMIUM

Destroyer

Purchase:250

Description

The Clemson-class, USS Welborn C. Wood (DD-195), 1936 is a premium rank I American destroyer with a battle rating of 3.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "New Power".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Hull16 mm (steel)

Superstructure4 mm (steel)

Number of section7

Displacement1 699 t

Crew150 people

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Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB79 / 26 km/h

RB65 / 22 km/h

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Mobility Characteristics
Game Mode	Upgrade Status	Maximum Speed (km/h)		Turn Time (s)	Turn Radius (m)
		Forward	Reverse
AB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	79	26
RB/SB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	65	22

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB581

RB439

Total cost of modifications5 250

520

Crew training150

Experts1 000

Aces20

Research Aces145 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 50 / 70 / 50 %

2 × 75 / 75 / 75 %

Modifications

Seakeeping	Unsinkability	Firepower
Dry-Docking Research: 600 Cost: 60 60 Rudder Replacement Research: 410 Cost: 40 40 Propeller Replacement Engine Maintenance Research: 960 Cost: 95 100	Damage Control Division Fire Division Smokescreen Research: 410 Cost: 40 40 Ventilation Research: 450 Cost: 45 45 Shrapnel Protection Research: 450 Cost: 45 45 New Pumps Ammo Wetting Research: 960 Cost: 95 100	102mm_usa_navy_mk16_special_common_ammo_pack Research: 600 Cost: 60 60 Auxiliary Armament Targeting 102mm_usa_navy_mk15_base_fuze_ammo_pack Research: 410 Cost: 40 40 Primary Armament Targeting Improved Rangefinder

Armament

Primary armament

4 х Turret4 inch/50 Mk.9 cannon

Ammunition300 rounds

Vertical guidance-10° / 20°

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Secondary armament

Turret3 inch/23 Mk.4 cannon

Ammunition350 rounds

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Additional armament

Setup 112 x 21 in wet-heating Mk.8 torpedo

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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History

USS Welborn C. Wood (DD-195) was a destroyer of the Clemson class built for the American navy just after the end of World War 1. The ship was among the most advanced destroyers of it’s time when it was commissioned in 1918 and served with the United States navy during the 1920s. She was transferred to the Coast Guard in 1931 as USCGD Wood, and was decommissioned in 1934. After the start of the Second World War, she was recommissioned and eventually transferred to the United Kingdom, where she served as HMS Chesterfield. She served as a convoy escort in WWII before being decommissioned and scrapped in 1948.

Design and development

The Clemson class was a large class of 156 destroyers built for the United States Navy (USN) just after the end of the First World War. Designed as a follow-up to the previous Wickes class, the ships were the last flush-decked destroyers built for the USN, in that their main deck was level throughout the entire ship. As well, they were the most numerous destroyers to serve in the USN until the introduction of the 175-ship Fletcher class during the Second World War. Welborn C. Wood was laid down in September of 1918 and eventually completed by January of 1921.

Welborn C. Wood displaced 1215 tons and had a crew complement of 111 officers and men. Her main armament consisted of four 4-inch (100 mm) guns in single mounts, with one at the front, two on side sponsons and one aft. Her initial secondary armament consisted of three 3-inch (76 mm) guns in single mounts, intended for anti-aircraft defence. Finally, the Welborn C. Wood carried twelve 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes in four triple mounts, with six being able to fire to each side. Powered by geared turbines, the ship was capable of 35 knots (65 km/h).

Operational history

After her commissioning in 1921, the Welborn C. Wood served for a short time in fleet exercises before being placed into reserve due to the relaxed naval demand of the interwar years. However, the introduction of prohibition (preventing individuals from accessing alcohol) resulted in a rise in liquor-smuggling, particularly by sea. As a result, in 1929, the Welborn C. Wood was one of 25 old American destroyers given to the Coast Guard to enforce complete prohibition. She was thus renamed the USCGD Wood, and served on the “rum patrol”, the American destroyer force tasked with stopping ships from illegally importing alcohol. After four years of patrols, the Welborn C. Wood was again placed into reserve in 1934.

After the start of war in Europe, the Welborn C. Wood was immediately reactivated to help supplement the American neutrality patrols, mainly to protect the American coastlines and shipping routes. However, in 1940, the American and British signed the Destroyers-for-bases deal. During that time, the British navy was deeply in need for destroyers as the waters around the UK were blockaded by the United Kingdom. As a result, the US agreed to exchange 50 surplus destroyers for 99-year leases on British ports such as Newfoundland and Bermuda. Welborn C. Wood was one of the 50 destroyers and was handed to the British in September of 1940.

After her transfer, Welborn C. Wood was renamed Chesterfield and served in the Atlantic theatre. She was modified for the convoy escort role through the removal of three of her four 100 mm guns and three of her four triple torpedo tubes, which reduced her weight and allowed the fitting of depth charge racks and hedgehog anti submarine mortars. From 1942 to 1943, Chesterfield served in the Atlantic where she escorted several convoys. She attempted to attack the German submarine U-268 with depth charges, but ended up damaging herself with her depth charges and returned to Plymouth for repairs. She was subsequently turned into a target ship for aircraft. She was decommissioned in late 1945, and scrapped in 1948.

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See also

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References

• Helgason, G. (1995). USS Welborn. Retrieved January 26, 2021, from https://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/2373.html