The Aylwin class was a class of four destroyers in the United States Navy; all served as convoy escorts during World War I. The Aylwins were the second of five "second-generation" 1000-ton four-stack destroyer classes that were front-line ships of the Navy until the 1920s. They were known as "thousand tonners". All were scrapped in 1935 to comply with the London Naval Treaty.
All four ships were built by William Cramp & Sons in Philadelphia.
These ships were built concurrently with the and in some references are considered to be in that class. In design and armament they were essentially repeats of the Cassin class. The class was probably equipped with one or two depth charge racks each for anti-submarine convoy escort missions in World War I. Benham was equipped with four twin 4-inch mounts in 1917, but these were replaced with single mounts before she deployed overseas. By 1929 all except Parker had a /23 caliber anti-aircraft gun added.
thumb|left|Benham in [[dazzle camouflage during World War I.]]
Ships in class
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|+ Ships of the Aylwin destroyer class