Editing Clemson-class destroyer (section)

== In operation ==
As with the preceding ''Wickes'' class, the fleet found that the tapered cruiser stern, which made for a nice depth charge deployment feature, dug into the water and increased the turning radius, thus hampering [[anti-submarine]] work.<ref name="Friedman, p. 46">Friedman, p. 46</ref><ref name="destroyerhistory.org">{{cite web |url=http://www.destroyerhistory.org/flushdeck/wickesclass.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060117160429/http://destroyerhistory.org/flushdeck/wickesclass.html |archive-date=2006-01-17 |title=Wickes- and Clemson-class flush-deck destroyers}}</ref> While an increased rudder size helped, the answer would be in a redesigned stern, but this was not implemented. They were reported to be prone to heavy rolling in light load conditions.<ref name="Friedman, p. 45"/>  The flush deck gave the hull great strength but this also made the deck very wet.<ref name="Friedman, p. 46"/><ref name="destroyerhistory.org"/>