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The Fletcher class was a class of destroyers built by the United States during World War II. The class was designed in 1939, as a result of dissatisfaction ... Fletcher-classdestroyer FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch 1940sclassofdestroyersoftheUnitedStatesNavy Thisarticleincludesalistofgeneralreferences,butitlackssufficientcorrespondinginlinecitations.Pleasehelptoimprovethisarticlebyintroducingmoreprecisecitations.(September2020)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) USSErbenunderwayinthe1950s Classoverview NameFletcherclass Builders Bethlehem SanFrancisco,CA(18) StatenIsland,NY(15) SanPedro,CA(10) BathIronWorks,ME(31) FederalShipbuilding,NJ(29) Seattle-TacomaShipbuilding,WA(21) BostonNavyYard,MA(14) ConsolidatedSteel,TX(12) CharlestonNavyYard,SC(10) PugetSoundNavyYard,WA(8) GulfShipbuilding,AL(7) Operators  UnitedStatesNavy  ArgentineNavy  BrazilianNavy  ChileanNavy  ColombianNationalNavy  HellenicNavy  ItalianNavy  JapanMaritimeSelf-DefenseForce  MexicanNavy  PeruvianNavy  RepublicofKoreaNavy  SpanishNavy  RepublicofChinaNavy  TurkishNavy  GermanNavy PrecededbyGleavesclass Succeeded byAllenM.Sumnerclass Subclasses Ariakeclass Zerstörer1class Fanteclass Lepantoclass Chungmuclass Cost$6million Built3March1941to22February1945 Incommission4June1942to1971(USN),2001(Mexico) Completed175 Cancelled13 Lost19,plus6notrepaired[1] Preserved 4 USSCassinYoung USSTheSullivans USSKidd Greekdestroyer Velos Generalcharacteristics TypeDestroyer Displacement 2,050 tons(standard) 2,500 tons(fullload) Length369.25 ft(112.55 m)wl,376.5 ft(114.8 m)o/a Beam39.5 ft(12.0 m) Draft17.5 ft(5.3 m) Propulsion60,000 shp(45,000 kW);4oil-firedboilers;2gearedsteamturbines;2screws Speed36.5knots(67.6 km/h;42.0 mph) Range5,500 nmi(10,200 km;6,300 mi)at15knots(28 km/h;17 mph)[2] Boats&landingcraftcarried2×lifeboats Complement329officersandenlisted Sensorsandprocessingsystems Mk37GFCS SCsurveillanceradar SGair-searchradar ArmamentVaried;see§ Armament TheFletcherclasswasaclassofdestroyersbuiltbytheUnitedStatesduringWorldWarII.Theclasswasdesignedin1939,asaresultofdissatisfactionwiththeearlierdestroyerleadertypesofthePorterandSomersclasses.SomewentontoserveduringtheKoreanWarandintotheVietnamWar.[3] TheUnitedStatesNavycommissioned175Fletcher-classdestroyersbetween1942and1944,morethananyotherdestroyerclass,andthedesignwasgenerallyregardedashighlysuccessful.TheFletchershadadesignspeedof38knots(70 km/h;44 mph)andaprincipalarmamentoffive5-inch(127 mm)gunsinsinglemountswithten21-inch(530 mm)torpedotubesintwoquintuplecenterlinemounts.[4]TheAllenM.SumnerandGearingclasseswereFletcherderivatives. Thelong-rangeFletcher-classshipsperformedeverytaskaskedofadestroyer,fromanti-submarinewarfareandanti-aircraftwarfaretosurfaceaction.[5]TheycouldcoverthevastdistancesrequiredbyfleetactionsinthePacificandservedalmostexclusivelyinthePacificTheaterofOperationsduringWorldWarII,duringwhichtheyaccountedfor29ImperialJapaneseNavysubmarinessunk.[5][failedverification]Inamassiveeffort,theFletcherswerebuiltbyshipyardsacrosstheUnitedStates,and,afterWorldWarIIended,11weresoldtocountriesthattheyhadbeenbuilttofightagainst:Italy,Germany,andJapan,aswellasothercountries,wheretheyhadevenlonger,distinguishedcareers.ThreehavebeenpreservedasmuseumshipsintheU.S.andoneinGreece. Contents 1Description 2Design 3Armament 4Service 4.1Shipslost 4.2KoreanWar 5Othernavies 6Survivingships 6.1Survivingships 6.2Survivingparts 6.3Notes 7Shipsinclass 8Seealso 9References 10Bibliography 11Externallinks Description[edit] TheFletcherclass(namedforAdmiralFrankF.Fletcher,MedalofHonorrecipient)wasthelargestdestroyerclassordered.Itwasalsooneofthemostsuccessfulandpopularwiththeircrews.ComparedtoearlierclassesbuiltfortheUnitedStatesNavy,theFletcherscarriedasignificantincreaseinlethalfirepower,includinganti-aircraft(AA)weaponsandincreasedarmorplating;thiscontributedtogreaterdisplacementandoverallweightandheightincrease.Theirflushdeckconstructionaddedstructuralstrength;however,itdidmakethemcramped,aslesscrewspacewasavailablebelowdeckscomparedwitharaisedforecastle. Design[edit] TechnicaldrawingoftheFletcher-classdestroyer LaunchofFletcherandRadford,3May1942 TheFletcherclasswasthefirstgenerationofdestroyersdesignedaftertheseriesofnavaltreatiesthathadlimitedshipdesignsheretofore.ThegrowthinthedesignwasinpartaresponsetothechallengethathaddoggedU.S.NavydesignsincopingwithlongrangeoperationsinthePacificOcean.Theywerealsotocarrynofewerthanfive5 in(127 mm)gunsandtendeck-mountedtorpedotubesonthecenterline,allowingthemtomeetanyforeigndesignonequalterms.Comparedtoearlierdesigns,theFletcherswerelarge,allowingthemtoadapttoevolvingdefensiveprioritiesthroughtheadditionoftwo40-millimetre(1.6 in)BoforsquadruplemountAAgunsaswellassix20 mm(0.79 in)OerlikondualAAgunpositions.ThisadditiontotheAAsuiterequiredthedeletionoftheforwardquintupletorpedomount,achangedoneunderthe4April1945anti-kamikazeprogram.[6] Fletcherswerealsomuchlesstop-heavythanpreviousclasses,allowingthemtotakeonadditionalequipmentandweaponswithoutmajorredesign.TheywerefortunateincatchingAmericanproductionattherightmoment,becoming"the"destroyerdesign,withonlytheFletcher-classderivatives,theAllenM.SumnerandGearingclasses,followingit.[5] Thefirstdesigninputswereinthefallof1939fromquestionnairesdistributedarounddesignbureausandtheOfficeoftheChiefofNavalOperations.Thedesignparameterswerethearmamentsdesiredofthenextdestroyer.Assuch,thequestionswereofhowmanyguns,torpedoes,anddepthchargeswereseenasdesirable.Alsoaskedwasatwhatpointwouldthedesigngrowlargeenoughtobecomeatorpedotargetinsteadofatorpedodeliverysystem.[7]Theanswerthatcamebackwasthatfive5 in(127 mm)dual-purposeguns,twelvetorpedoes,andtwenty-eightdepthchargeswouldbeideal,whileareturntothe1,500-tondesignsofthepastwasseenasundesirable.Speedrequirementsvariedfrom35to38knots(65to70 km/h;40to44 mph),andshortcomingsintheearlierSimsclass,whichweretop-heavyandneededleadballasttocorrectthisfault,causedtheFletcherdesigntobewidenedby18 in(46 cm)ofbeam.[8]AswithotherpreviousU.S.flushdeckdestroyerdesigns,seagoingperformancesuffered.ThiswasmitigatedbydeploymenttothePacificOcean,whichisrelativelycalmcomparedtotheAtlantic.[9] Toachieve38knotswitha500-tonincreaseindisplacement,powerwasincreasedfrom50,000 shp(37,000 kW)to60,000 shp(45,000 kW)comparedtothepreviousBensonandGleavesclasses.TheFletchersfeaturedair-encasedboilersproducingsteamat600 psi(4,100 kPa)and850 °F(450 °C),withtwo350kWsteamturbinedrivenelectricalgeneratorsanda100 kWemergencydieselgenerator.[10]Typically,Babcock&WilcoxboilersandGeneralElectricgearedsteamturbineswereequipped,althoughotherdesignsandmanufacturerswereprobablyusedtomaximizetherateofproduction. Armament[edit] 127mmMK30gunfromaFletcher-classdestroyer(1942)BundeswehrMilitaryHistoryMuseum,Dresden Maingunarmamentwasfivedual-purpose5-inch/38caliber(127 mm)gunsinsingleMk30turrets,guidedbyaMark37GunFireControlSystem,includingaMk12firecontrolradarandaMk22height-finder(replacedbythecircularMk25radarpostwar)linkedbyaMark1AFireControlComputerandstabilizedbyaMk68500rpmgyroscope. Ten21 in(530 mm)torpedotubeswerefittedintwoquintuplemountsamidships,firingthe21-inchMark15torpedo.Anti-submarinearmamentwastworacksfor300-pound(140 kg)depthchargesatthesternandsixK-gun300-pounddepthchargethrowersamidships. Anti-aircraftarmamentinitiallywaslight,withaquadruple1.1"/75calibergunlocatedinanelevatedtubbetweenthenumberthreeandfour5-inchgunmountsandsixOerlikon20mmcannons(twoinfrontofandbelowthebridgeandfouramidships).InJune1942,the1.1"gunwasreplacedbyatwinBofors40mmgunmount;insomeships,anothertwinmountmayhavebeenaddedonthefantailbetweenthedepthchargeracks.InFebruary1943,thefantail-mountedBoforswasremovedandonetwinmountwasplacedoneachsideoftheaftfunnel,bringingthetotalnumberof40 mmtosix. In1942and1943,thenumberofOerlikoncannonswassteadilyincreasedwithshipsmodifiedbeforeleavingtheshipyardwithaseventh20 mmmountinfrontofthebridgebehindthenumbertwo5"gunmountandanywherefromonetothreemountsontheflyingbridgedependingupontheconfigurationoftheship.Incombat,commandersoftenrequisitionedadditionalgunswithsomeshipsmountinguptothirteen20 mmcannons.InJuneandJuly1943,twomoretwinBoforsmountswereaddedinplaceofthe20 mmcannonsinfrontofandbelowthebridge,givingatotaloften.Withthismodification,theOerlikoncannonswererearrangedandtheirnumberwasstandardizedatseven;fouramidshipsandthreeinaheart-shapedmountonthefantail. Duetotheincreasingthreatfromkamikazeattacks,beginninginJuly1945someshipsreturningtotheUnitedStatesforrefitsreceivedfurtheranti-aircraftmodifications,replacingtheforwardsetoftorpedotubeswithgunplatformshousingtwoquadruple40 mmguns(foratotalofeighteen).Thesevensingle20 mmgunswerereplacedwithsixtwinmounts(fouramidshipsandtwoonthefantail. Three(Pringle,StevensandHalford)werebuiltwithaircraftcatapultsafterdeletionofthereartorpedotubemountandthenumber35-inchgunmount.Thisalterationwasnotasuccessandwasnotrepeated.ThesethreedestroyerswerelaterconvertedtotheregularFletcher-classconfiguration. Service[edit] NineteenFletcherswerelostduringWorldWarII;sixmoreweredamaged,evaluatedasconstructivetotallosses,andnotrepaired.[1]Postwar,theremainderweredecommissionedandputintoreserve. KamikazedamagetotheNewcombfollowingactionoffOkinawa,1945 Shipslost[edit] DeHaven,sunkbyJapaneseaircraftoffSavoIsland,1February1943 Strong,sunkbyaJapanesedestroyergroupoperatingintheKulaGulf,5July1943 Chevalier,scuttledafterbeingtorpedoedbyaJapanesedestroyerandaccidentallyrammedintheNavalBattleofVellaLavella,6October1943 Brownson,sunkbyJapaneseaircraftoffCapeGloucester,26December1943 Hoel,sunkbyJapanesesurfaceshipsintheBattleoffSamar,25October1944 Johnston,sunkbyJapanesesurfaceshipsintheBattleoffSamar,25October1944 AbnerRead,sunkbykamikazesintheLeyteGulf,1November1944 Spence,founderedinTyphoonCobra,18December1944 Halligan,losttoamineoffOkinawa,26March1945 Bush,sunkbykamikazesoffOkinawa,6April1945 Colhoun,sunkbykamikazesoffOkinawa,6April1945 Pringle,sunkbykamikazesoffOkinawa,16April1945 Little,sunkbykamikazesoffOkinawa,3May1945 Luce,sunkbykamikazesoffOkinawa,4May1945 Morrison,sunkbykamikazesoffOkinawa,4May1945 Longshaw,scuttledafterrunningagroundandreceivingheavyshorefiresouthofNaha,18May1945 WilliamD.Porter,sunkbyakamikazeoffOkinawa,10June1945 Twiggs,sunkbykamikazesoffOkinawa,16June1945 Callaghan,sunkbyYokosukaK5YkamikazebiplanesoffOkinawa,28July1945 Newcomb,damagedbykamikazesoffOkinawa,6April1945.Decommissioned,20November1945.Soldforscrap,28March1946. Leutze,damagedbykamikazesoffOkinawa,6April1945.Decommissioned,6December1945.Soldforscrap,17June1947. Hutchins,damagedbyasuicideboatoffOkinawa,27April1945.Decommissioned,30November1945.Soldforscrap,January1948. Haggard,damagedbykamikazesoffOkinawa,29April1945.Decommissioned,1November1945.Soldforscrap,3March1946. Evans,damagedbykamikazesoffOkinawa,11May1945.Decommissioned,7November1945.Soldforscrap,11February1947. Thatcher,damagedbykamikazesoffOkinawa,20May1945.Decommissioned,23November1945.Soldforscrap,23January1948. KoreanWar[edit] WiththeoutbreakoftheKoreanWarmanywerereturnedtoactiveduty.Duringthistime39wererefittedunderprojectSCB74A,reducingtheiroverallmainarmamentandthenumberoftorpedotubestoaccommodateotherweapons.Anewahead-throwingweaponcalledWeaponAlphawasinstalledinmanyoftheships.OtherscarriedtrainableHedgehogs.Eighteenshipswereredesignatedasescortdestroyers(DDE),optimizedforanti-submarinewarfare;theserevertedtodestroyer(DD)designationin1962. WorldWarIIDestroyerShipbuildersmapfromDepartmentofDefense(DoD) Othernavies[edit] Manyoftheshipsweresoldtoothernaviesduringthemid-1950s,including: NumberofFletcher-classdestroyerssoldtoothernavies Country No.sold Argentina 5[a](seeBrown-classdestroyer) Brazil 7(seePará-classdestroyer) Chile 2 Colombia 1 Greece 7 Italy 3(seeFante-classdestroyer) Japan 2(seeAriake-classdestroyer) Mexico 2 Peru 2 SouthKorea 3(seeChungmu-classdestroyer) Spain 5(seeLepanto-classdestroyer) RepublicofChina(Taiwan) 4 Turkey 4 WestGermany 6(seeZerstörer1-classdestroyer) Anyremainingwerebrokenupinthe1970s.ThelastFletcherinservice,BAMCuitlahuac(ex-JohnRodgers),lefttheMexicannavyin2001,meaningthetotalservicelifeoftheFletchersstretchedoveralmostsixdecadesandintothe21stcentury.[1] ListofFletcher-classdestroyerssoldtoothernavies Country Pennant Shipname Formername Acquired Fate Argentina D-20 ARAAlmiranteBrown USSHeermann 14August1961 Scrappedin1982 D-21 ARAEspora USSDortch 16August1961 Scrappedin1977 D-22 ARARosales USSStembel 7August1961 Scrappedin1982 D-23 ARAAlmiranteDomecqGarcia USSBraine 17August1971 Sunkasatargeton7October1983 D-24 ARAAlmiranteStorni USSCowell 17August1971 Scrappedin1982 Brazil D27 Para USSGuest 5June1959 struckin1978,sunkasatargeton23February1983 D28 Paraiba USSBennett 15December1959 struckandscrappedin1978 D29 Paraná USSCushing 20July1961 struckin1973andscrappedin1982 D30 Pernambuco USSHailey 20July1961 sunkasatargetabout1982 D31 Piaui USSLewisHancock 1August1967 struckandscrappedin1989 D32 SantaCatarina USSIrwin 10May1968 struckin1988andsunkasatargetin1990 D33 Maranhao USSShields 1July1972 struckandscrappedin1990 Chile D-14 BlancoEncalada USSWadleigh 26July1962 struckin1982,sunkasatargeton28September1991 D-15 Cochrane USSRooks 26July1962 struckin1983,scrapped N/A — USSCharlesJ.Badger 10May1974 scrappedandcannibalized Colombia DD-01 ARCAntioquia USSHale 23January1961 struckin1973,scrapped Germany D170 Zerstörer1 USSAnthony 1January1958 struckin1976,sunkasatargeton16May1979 D171 Zerstörer2 USSRinggold 14July1959 transferredtoHellenicNavyon18September1981 D172 Zerstörer3 USSWadsworth 6October1959 transferredtoHellenicNavyon15October1980 D178 Zerstörer4 USSClaxton 16December1959 transferredtoHellenicNavyinFebruary1981 D179 Zerstörer5 USSDyson 17February1960 transferredtoHellenicNavyinFebruary1982 D180 Zerstörer6 USSCharlesAusburne 12April1960 scrappedinOctober1968 Greece D-06 Aspis USSConner 15September1959 struckin1991,scrappedin1997 D-16 Velos USSCharrette 16June1959 Active-Incommissionasmuseumshipsince1991 D-28 Thyella USSBradford 27September1962 struckin1981,scrappedin1981 D-42 Kimon USSRinggold 18September1981 struckin1993,scrappedin1993 D-56 Lonchi USSHall 9February1960 struckon10October1990,scrappedin1997 D-63 Navarinon USSBrown 27September1962 struckin1981,scrappedin1981 D-65 Nearchos USSWadsworth 15October1980 struckin1991,scrappedin1991 D-85 Sfendoni USSAulick 21August1959 struckin1991,scrappedin1997 N/A — USSClaxton February1981 scrappedandcannibalized N/A — USSDyson February1982 scrappedandcannibalized Italy D-560 Lanciere USSTaylor 2July1969 struckin1971andcannibalizedtoprovidesparepartsforhersistersinItalianservice D-561 Fante USSWalker 2July1969 struckandbrokenupforscrapin1977 D-555 Geniere USSPrichett 17January1970 struckandbrokenupforscrapin1975 Japan DD-183 JDSAriake USSHeywoodL.Edwards 10March1959 struckin1974,scrappedin1976 DD-184 JDSYūgure USSRichardP.Leary 10March1959 struckin1974,scrappedon1July1976 Mexico E-01 ARMCuauhtémoc USSHarrison 19August1970 Dismantled E-02 ARMCuitláhuac USSJohnRodgers 19August1970 Scrappedin2011 Spain D21 Lepanto USSCapps 15May1957 struckin1985,scrapped D22 AlmiranteFerrandíz USSDavidW.Taylor struckin1987,scrapped D23 AlmiranteValdés USSConverse 1July1959 struckin1986,scrappedin1988 D24 AlcaláGaliano USSJarvis 3November1960 struckin1988,scrapped D25 JorgeJuan USSMcGowan 1December1960 struckin1988,scrapped SouthKorea DD-91 ROKSChungMu USSErben 16May1963 possiblyscrapped DD-92 ROKSSeoul USSHalseyPowell 27April1968 struckin1982,scrappedin1982 DD-93 ROKSPusan USSHickox 15November1968 struckin1989,scrappedin1989 Taiwan(RepublicofChina) DDG-108 ROCSKweiYang USSTwining 16August1971 struckin1999,scrapped DDG-109 ROCSChingYang USSMullany 6October1971 struckin1999,sunkasatargeton1November2001 DDG-918 ROCSAnYang USSKimberly 1June1967 struckin1999,sunkasatargeton14October2003 DDG-919 ROCSKuenYang USSYarnall 10June1968 struckin1999,scrapped Survivingships[edit] TheformerUSS CassinYoungpreservedasamuseumshipin2007 FourFletcher-classdestroyersarepreservedasmuseumships.ThreeareintheUnitedStatesandoneisinGreece,althoughonlyKiddretainsherWorldWarIIconfiguration. Velosistheonlyvesselstillincommission.VelosalongsideG.AverofareceremoniallycommissionedbytheHellenicNavyhavingPalaioFaliroastheirbase.TheircrewareactiveOfficersofHellenicNavy.Velosstillretainsitscompletearmamentandequipment(asmodernizedin1950s).InSeptember2019itscrewtookhertoThessalonikiforashort3-monthstay.AsofOctober 2020[update],sheremainsinThessalonikiandshehasbeenvisitedbyover157.000visitors. AllthreeAmericanmuseumshipshavebeendesignatedasNationalHistoricLandmarks.[11][12][13] Survivingships[edit] USS TheSullivans (DD-537),inBuffalo,NewYork USS Kidd (DD-661),inBatonRouge,Louisiana USS CassinYoung (DD-793),inBoston,Massachusetts Velos(D16),inPalaioFaliro,Greece Survivingparts[edit] USSFletcher(DD-445),inNationalMuseumoftheUnitedStatesNavy,Washington,D.C.[14] USSRadford(DD-446),inUSSOrleckNavalMuseum,Louisiana[15] USSNicholas(DD-449),inVeterans'WallofHonor,Ohio[16]andatCenterHouse,MarineBarracks,Washington,D.C. USSRenshaw(DD-499),inPortsmouthNavalShipyardMuseum,Virginia USSFoote(DD-511),inNationalMuseumofthePacificWar,Texas[17] USSHailey(DD-556),onanavalbaseinRiodeJaneiro,Brazil USSSmalley(DD-565),inFreedomPark,Omaha,Nebraska USSDyson(DD-572),inHeritageVeteransMemorialPlaza,Texas[18] USSIzard(DD-589),inOhioStateUniversity,Ohio[19] USSCaperton(DD-650),aboardUSSKidd(DD-661),inBatonRouge,Louisiana USSKnapp(DD-653),inColumbiaRiverMaritimeMuseum,Oregon[20] USSChauncey(DD-667),aboardUSSKidd(DD-661),inBatonRouge,Louisiana USSMonssen(DD-798),inFreedomPark,Nebraska Zerstörer1(D170)orZerstörer6(D180),inBundeswehrMilitaryHistoryMuseum,Dresden[21] Zerstörer6(D180),inMarbeck-Heidentrainstation,Marbeck[22] ROCSChingYang(DD-9),inYuanzhiluxiuxianPark,TainanCity[23]andTáinánjūnshǐgōngyuánPark,TainanCity ROKSChungmu(DD-91),inYongsanWarMemorial,Seoul[24][25] Notes[edit] In2018,KiddwasusedasthefilminglocationforthefictionalUSSKeeling(codenamedGreyhound),fromC.S.Forester'snovelTheGoodShepherd,initsappearanceinthebook's2020cinematicadaptation,Greyhound.[26][27] Shipsinclass[edit] SeeListofFletcher-classdestroyers Seealso[edit] ListofdestroyerclassesoftheUnitedStatesNavy References[edit] ^abcdestroyerhistory.org:Fletcherclass ^"USSBush-Fletcherclass".Retrieved12April2007. ^Friedman,Norman(2004).USDestroyers:AnIllustratedDesignHistory(Revised ed.).Annapolis,Maryland:NavalInstitutePress.pp. 111–112. ^Friedmanp.472. ^abcFriedmanpp.111–112. ^Friedman,p.118. ^Friedman,p.112. ^Friedman,pp.112–113. ^Friedman,p.111. ^GeorgeStewart(31July2013)."LifeonaFletcherClassDestroyerinthe1950's". ^HarryA.Butowsky(May1985)."USSTheSullivans(DD-537)".NationalRegisterofHistoricPlacesInventory-Nomination.NationalParkService. ^"NHLnominationforUSSKidd".NationalParkService.Retrieved8January2016. ^"NHLnominationforUSSCassinYoung(destroyer)".NationalParkService.Retrieved19February2015. ^"USSFletcher(DD-445,laterDDE-445)".public1.nhhcaws.local.Retrieved21November2020. ^"radford-museum–USSOrleckDD-886".Retrieved21November2020. ^[email protected],CeleneFitzgerald/."Veterans'MuseumtoReceiveHistoricNavyShip'sMast".TheChronicle.Retrieved21November2020. ^"USSKIDDVeteransMuseum".www.facebook.com.Archivedfromtheoriginalon26February2022.Retrieved22January2021. ^"USSDysonBell".www.verduinwebs.com.Retrieved7May2021. ^"FlagHonorsHallofFame|NavalROTCAlumniSociety".Retrieved21November2020. ^"USSKnapp-bridge:FujifilmXSystem/SLRTalkForum:DigitalPhotographyReview".www.dpreview.com.Retrieved21November2020. ^"Fletcher-KlasseMark-30TurmWalkaround(124)Scalenews".Scalenews(inGerman).Retrieved21November2020. ^"HandfestesPhänomenamBahnhofMarbeck".www.fletcher-oldies.de.Retrieved21November2020. ^USSSullivanMuseum'sInstagramPage ^"국방일보".kookbang.dema.mil.kr.Retrieved15June2021. ^"전쟁기념관#5-용산전쟁기념관전시실3".나혼자닷컴.26January2010.Retrieved15June2021. ^J.D.Simkins(March2020)."'Greyhound'trailerputsTomHanksatthehelmofaNazi-huntingWWIIdestroyer".MilitaryTimes. ^JeremyKrail,SydneyKern(9April2018)."TomHanks'WWIIdramafilmingaboardUSSKiddthisweek".ABCBatonRougeWBRZ2.LouisianaTelevisionBroadcastingLLC.{{citenews}}:CS1maint:usesauthorsparameter(link) Bibliography[edit] Bauer,K.Jack;Roberts,StephenS.(1991).RegisterofShipsoftheU.S.Navy,1775-1990:MajorCombatants.Westport,Connecticut:GreenwoodPress.ISBN 0-313-26202-0. 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Fletcher-classdestroyersatDestroyerHistoryFoundation [email protected] DestroyersOnline,Fletcherclass vteFletcher-classdestroyersCompleted Abbot AbnerRead AlbertW.Grant Ammen Anthony Aulick Bache Beale Bearss Bell Benham Bennett Bennion Black Boyd Bradford Braine Brown Brownson Bryant Bullard Burns Bush Callaghan Caperton Capps CassinYoung CharlesAusburne CharlesJ.Badger Charrette Chauncey Chevalier ClarenceK.Bronson Claxton Cogswell Colahan Colhoun Conner Converse Conway Cony Cotten Cowell Cushing Daly Dashiell DavidW.Taylor DeHaven Dortch Dyson Eaton Erben Evans Fletcher Foote Franks Fullam Gatling Gregory Guest Haggard Hailey Hale Halford Hall Halligan HalseyPowell Haraden Harrison Hart(ex-Mansfield) Hazelwood Healy Heermann HeywoodL.Edwards Hickox Hoel Hopewell Howorth Hudson Hunt Hutchins Ingersoll Irwin Isherwood Izard Jarvis Jenkins JohnD.Henley JohnHood JohnRodgers Johnston Kidd Killen Kimberly Knapp LaVallette Laws Leutze LewisHancock Little Longshaw Luce Marshall McCord McDermut McGowan McKee McNair Melvin Mertz Metcalf Miller Monssen Morrison Mullany(ex-Beatty) Murray Newcomb Nicholas NormanScott O'Bannon Owen PaulHamilton Philip Picking Porter Porterfield Preston Prichett Pringle Radford Remey Renshaw RichardP.Leary Ringgold Robinson Rooks Ross Rowe Saufley Schroeder Shields Sigourney Sigsbee Smalley Spence Sproston Stanly Stembel StephenPotter Stevens Stockham Stoddard Strong Taylor Terry Thatcher TheSullivans(ex-Putnam,Sullivan) Tingey Trathen Twiggs Twining Uhlmann VanValkenburgh Wadleigh Wadsworth Walker Waller Watts Wedderburn Wickes Wiley WilliamD.Porter Wren Yarnall Young Cancelled Percival Watson Stevenson Stockton Thorn Turner DD-523(Unnamed)–DD-525(Unnamed) DD-542(Unnamed) DD-543(Unnamed) DD-548(Unnamed) DD-549(Unnamed) Otheroperators ArgentineNavyBrownclass AlmiranteBrown(ex-Heermann) Espora(ex-Dortch) Rosales(ex-Stembel) AlmiranteDomecqGarcía(ex-Braine) AlmiranteStorni(ex-Cowell)  BrazilianNavyParáclass Pará(ex-Guest) Paraíba(ex-Bennett) Paraná(ex-Cushing) Pernambuco(ex-Hailey) Piauí(ex-LewisHancock) SantaCatarina(ex-Irwin) Maranhão(ex-Shields)  ChileanNavy BlancoEncalada(ex-Wadleigh) Cochrane(ex-Rooks) (CharlesJ.BadgerwaspurchasedbytheChileanNavyforspareparts)  RepublicofChinaNavyHengYangclass KweiYang(ex-Twining) ChiangYang(ex-Mullany) AnYang(ex-Kimberly) KunYang(ex-Yarnall)  ColombianNationalNavy Antioquia(ex-Hale)  GermanNavyZerstörer1class Zerstörer1(ex-Anthony) Zerstörer2(ex-Ringgold) Zerstörer3(ex-Wadsworth) Zerstörer4(ex-Claxton) Zerstörer5(ex-Dyson) Zerstörer6(ex-CharlesAusburne)  HellenicNavy Aspis(ex-Conner) Kimon(ex-Zerstörer2) Lonchi(ex-Hall) Navarinon(ex-Brown) Nearchos(ex-Zerstörer3) Sfendoni(ex-Aulick) Thyella(ex-Bradford) Velos(ex-Charrette) (ClaxtonandDysonwerepurchasedbytheHellenicNavyforspareparts)  MarinaMilitareFanteclass Geniere(ex-Pritchett) Lanciere(ex-Taylor) Fante(ex-Walker)  JapanMaritimeSelf-DefenseForceAriakeclass Ariake(ex-HeywoodL.Edwards) Yūgure(ex-RichardP.Leary)  RepublicofKoreaNavyChungmuclass ChungMu(ex-Erben) Seoul(ex-HalseyPowell) Pusan(ex-Hickox)  MexicanNavy Cuauhtémoc(ex-Harrison) Cuitláhuac(ex-JohnRodgers)  PeruvianNavy Villar(ex-Benham) AlmiranteGuise(ex-Isherwood) (LaValletteandTerrywerepurchasedbythePeruvianNavyforspareparts)  SpanishNavy Lepanto(ex-Capps) AlmiranteFerrandíz(ex-DavidW.Taylor) AlmiranteValdés(ex-Converse) AlcaláGaliano(ex-Jarvis) JorgeJuan(ex-McGowan)  TurkishNavy İstanbul(ex-ClarenceK.Bronson) İzmir(ex-VanValkenburgh) İzmit(ex-Cogswell) İskenderun(ex-Boyd) İçel(ex-Preston) Precededby:Gleavesclass Followedby:AllenM.Sumnerclass ListofdestroyersoftheUnitedStatesNavy vteUnitedStatesnavalshipclassesofWorldWarIIAircraftcarriers Lexington RangerS Yorktown WaspS Essex MidwayC Lightaircraftcarriers Independence SaipanC Escortcarriers LongIsland Charger Bogue Sangamon Casablanca CommencementBay Battleships Wyoming NewYork Nevada Pennsylvania NewMexico Tennessee Colorado NorthCarolina SouthDakota Iowa MontanaX Largecruisers Alaska Heavycruisers Pensacola Northampton Portland NewOrleans WichitaS Baltimore OregonCityC DesMoinesC Lightcruisers Omaha Brooklyn Atlanta Cleveland FargoC JuneauC WorcesterC CL-154X Gunboats Dubuque SacramentoS Asheville PlymouthS WilliamsburgS St.AugustineS VixenS Erie PGM-1 PGM-9 Destroyers Sampson Caldwell Wickes Clemson Farragut Porter Mahan Gridley Bagley Somers Benham Sims Benson Gleaves Fletcher AllenM.Sumner RobertH.Smith Gearing Destroyerescorts Evarts Buckley Cannon Edsall Rudderow JohnC.Butler Patrolfrigates Asheville Tacoma Patrolboats Action PTboat Minelayers OglalaS WassucS MonadnockS MiantonomahS TerrorS KeokukS SalemS WeehawkenS Camanche Chimo Minesweepers Lapwing Raven Auk EagleS Hawk Admirable Submarines O R S Barracuda ArgonautS Narwhal DolphinS Cachalot Porpoise Salmon Sargo Tambor Mackerel Gato Balao Tench Tankers T1tanker T2tanker T3tanker Cargoships Liberty Victory Haskell Andromeda Arcturus Artemis Tolland Alstede Aldebaran Adria Acubens Arctic Denebola Hyades Mizar Auxiliaryships Ammunition Floatingdrydock Repairdock Barracks Collier Combatstores Destroyertender Depot High-speedtransport Hospital Netlaying Motortorpedoboattender Oiler Repair Seaplanetender Submarinetender Underwayreplenishment C Completedafterthewar S Singleshipofclass X Cancelled vteDestroyersoftheChileanNavyDestroyersCountyclass(1982–2006) CapitánPrat(DLH-11) AlmiranteCochrane(DLH-12) AlmiranteLatorre(DLG-14) AlmiranteBlancoEncalada(DLH-15) AllenM.Sumnerclass(1974–1990) MinistroZenteno(DD-16) MinistroPortales(DD-17) Buckleyclass(1967–1995) Serrano(APD-26) Orella(APD-27) Riquelme(APD-28) Uribe(APD-29) Fletcherclass(1962–1982) AlmiranteBlancoEncalada(DD-14) AlmiranteCochrane(DD-15) Badger[b] Almiranteclass(1960–1996) AlmiranteRiveros (DDG-18) AlmiranteWilliams (DDG-19) Serranoclass(1928–1962) Serrano Orella Hyatt Aldea Videla Riquelme AlmiranteLynchclass(1913–1945) AlmiranteLynch AlmiranteCondell AlmiranteSimpson[c] AlmiranteUribe AlmiranteWilliams AlmiranteRiveros[d] CapitánMerinoJarpaclass(1902–1924) CapitánMerinoJarpa CapitánO'Brien CapitánThomson CapitánOrellaclass(1896–1930) CapitánOrella CapitánMuñozGamero TenienteSerrano GuardiamarinaRiquelme[e] Footnotes ^AtotaloffiveFletchersweretransferredtotheArgentineNavyintwobatches.Thefirstbatchofthreeshipswastransferredin1961andthesecondin1971.Bythelate1970s,theshipswereobsoleteandtheydidnotplayasignificantroleintheFalklandsWar,beingstrickenthatyearforscrappingoruseasatargetship. ^Acquiredasasourceofsparepartsfortheotherdestroyers. ^RenamedasAlmiranteRiveros. ^Notcommissioned,itwassunkintheBattleofJutlandin1916. ^LaterrenamedasLientur. 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