Themistoklis Kanaris Gearing class Destroyer FRAM

The Gearing class is a group of 98 destroyers built for the U.S. Navy during and shortly after World War II. The Gearing design was a minor modification of ... HOME | USNavy- ships | USNavy-air units | USMC-air units | International Navies | WeaponSystems | SpecialReports     Greece-HellenicNavy Themistoklis/KanarisclassDestroyer (exUSNavyAllenM. SumnerclassandGearing classFRAMIandFRAMIIDestroyers)          Ships: USGearingFRAMII: D210 HS Themistoklis(ex USSFrankKnox/DD742)(1944/71)   USAllenM.Sumnerclass: D211 HSMiaoulis (exUSSIngraham/DD694)(1944/71)   USGearingFRAMI: D212 HSKanaris (exUSSStickell/DD888)(1945/72) D213 HSKountouriotis (exUSSRupertus/DD851)(1946/73) D214 HSSachtouris (exUSSArnoldJ.Isbell/DD869)(1946/73) D215 HSTombazis (exUSSGurke/DD783)(1945/77) D216 HSApostolis (exUSSCharlesP.Cecil/DD835)(1945/80) D217 HSKriezis (exUSSCorry/DD817)(1946/81)   Specifications: Length:119meters(390.5feet) (D212Miaoulis=114,8meters) Displacement:2425tons(standard)/3550tons(full load)(Miaoulis=2200/3320tons) Beam:12,5meters(40.9ft) Draft:5,8meters(19ft) Speed:32knots(59km/h) Range:4500NM(8300km)at20knots(37km/h) Complement:350asdesigned- 270inHellenic service Propulsion: 4x Babcock& Wilcox boilers 2xGeneralElectricsteamturbines(60000shp/ 45MW) 2shafts,2propellers Armament(asbuilt-US): 3x5"/38-caliber (127mm)twinguns 12xBofors40mmAAguns 11x Oerlikon20mmAAguns 10x21"(533mm)torpedo tubes 6x'K-gun'depthchargeprojectors 2xdepthchargeracks Armament(D210+211-HellenicNavyservice): 2-3xMk-385"/38-caliber twinguns 2x Mk-32tripletorpedotubes forMk-44or Mk-46torpedoes 2x Mk-10'Hedgehog'anti-submarinemortar flightdeckandhangarfor1helicopter Armament(D212-217-HellenicNavyservice): 2xMk-385"/38-caliber twinguns 1x Oto-Melara76/62gun(added later) 1xBofors40/L7040mmAAgun 1x Mk-168-celllauncherfor RUR-5ASROC 2x Mk-141missilelauncher for RGM-84HarpoonSSM(someships) 2x Mk-32tripletorpedotubes forMk-44or Mk-46torpedoes 2x Mk-10'Hedgehog'anti-submarinemortar (removedlater)   TheGearingclassisagroupof98destroyersbuiltfortheU.S. NavyduringandshortlyafterWorldWarII.TheGearingdesignwasa minormodificationoftheimmediatelyprecedingAllenM.Sumner class.Thehullwaslengthened14ft(4.3m)amidships,creating morestoragespaceforfuel,thusgivingtheshipsalonger operatingrangethantheAllenM.Sumners. Design: ThefirstshipwaslaiddowninAugust1944,whilethelastwas launchedinMarch1946.InthattimetheUnitedStatesproduced98 Gearing-classdestroyers.TheGearingclasswasaseeminglyminor improvementofthepreviousAllenM.Sumnerclass,whichwerebuilt from1943until1945.ThemaindifferencewasthattheGearingswere 14feet(4.3m)longerinthemidshipsection,allowingfor increasedfueltankageforgreaterrange,animportantconsideration inPacificWaroperations.Moreimportantlyinthelongrun,the Gearings'increasedsizemadethemmuchmoresuitableforupgrades thantheAllenM.Sumners,asseeninthewartimeradarpicket subclass,the1950sradarpicketdestroyer(DDR)andescort destroyer(DDE)conversions,andtheFleetRehabilitationand Modernization(FRAM)conversions1960-65.Asdesigned,theGearings' armamentwasidenticaltothatontheAllenM.Sumnerclass.Three twin5-inch(127mm)/38caliberMark38dualpurpose(DP)mounts constitutedthemainbattery.The5-inchgunswereguidedbyaMark 37GunFireControlSystemwithaMark25firecontrolradarlinked byaMark1AFireControlComputerstabilizedbyaMark68,500rpm gyro.Thisfirecontrolsystemprovidedeffectivelong-range anti-aircraft(AA)oranti-surfacefire.Twelve40mmgunsintwo quadandtwotwinmountsand1120mmgunsinsinglemountswere alsoequipped.TheinitialdesignretainedtheSumners'heavy torpedoarmamentof1021"(533mm)tubesintwoquintuplemounts, firingtheMark15torpedo.Asthethreatfromkamikazeaircraft mountedin1945,andwithfewremainingJapanesewarshipstouse torpedoeson,mostoftheclasshadtheafterquintuple21-inch(533 mm)torpedotubemountreplacedbyanadditional40mmquadruple mount(priortocompletiononlaterships)for16total40mmguns. 26ships(DD-742-745,805-808,829-835,and873-883)wereordered withouttorpedotubestoallowforradarpicketequipment;these wereredesignatedasDDRsin1948. 1946-59upgrades: FollowingWorldWarIImostoftheclasshadtheirAAand anti-submarinewarfare(ASW)armamentupgraded.The40mmand20mm gunswerereplacedby2-63-inch(76mm)/50calibergunsinupto twotwinandonesinglemounting.Onedepthchargerackwasremoved andtwoHedgehogASWmortarmountsadded.TheK-gunswereretained. Nineadditional(foratotalof35)shipswereconvertedtoradar picketdestroyers(DDR)intheearly1950s;thesetypicallyreceived onlyone3-inch/50calibertwinmounttosaveweightforradar equipment,asdidthewartimeradarpickets.Nineshipswere convertedtoescortdestroyers(DDE),emphasizingASW.Carpenterwas themostthoroughDDEconversion,with43-inch/70calibergunsin twinenclosedmounts,twoWeaponAlphalaunchers,fournew21-inch torpedotubesfortheMark37ASWtorpedo,andonedepthcharge rack. FRAMIupgrade: Inthelate1950sandearly1960s78oftheGearing-classdestroyers underwentextensivemodernizationoverhauls,knownasFRAMI,which weredesignedtoconvertthemfromananti-aircraftdestroyertoan anti-submarinewarfareplatform.FRAMIremovedalloftheDDRand DDEequipment,andtheseshipswereredesignatedasDDs.FRAMIand FRAMIIconversionswerecompleted1960-65.Eventuallyallbutfour GearingsreceivedFRAMconversions. TheFRAMIprogramwasanextensiveconversionfortheGearing-class destroyers.Thisupgradeincludedrebuildingtheship's superstructure,electronicsystems,radar,sonar,andweapons.The secondtwin5"gunmountandallpreviousAAgunsandASWequipment wereremoved.(Onseveralshipsthetwoforward5-inchmounts remainedandtheaft5-inchmountwasremoved.)Upgradedsystems includedSQS-23sonar,SPS-10surfacesearchradar,twotripleMark 32torpedotubes,an8-cellAnti-SubmarineRocket(ASROC)box launcher,andoneQH-50CDASHASWdronehelicopter,withitsown landingpadandhangar.BoththeMk32torpedotubesandASROC launchedMk44homingASWtorpedoes.ASROCcouldalsolauncha nucleardepthcharge.On11May1962,Agerholmtestedalivenuclear ASROCinthe"Swordfish"test. TheGyrodyneQH-50CDASHwasanunmannedanti-submarinehelicopter, controlledremotelyfromtheship.ThedronecouldcarrytwoMk.44 homingASWtorpedoes.DuringthiseratheASROCsystemhadan effectiverangeofonly5nauticalmiles(9.3km;5.8mi),butthe DASHdroneallowedtheshiptodeployASWattacktosonarcontacts asfaras22nauticalmiles(41km;25mi)away. AnupgradedversionofDASH,QH-50D,remainedinusebytheUnited StatesArmyuntilMay2006. FRAMIIupgrade: TheFRAMIIprogramwasdesignedprimarilyfortheSumner-class destroyers,butsixteenGearingswereupgradedaswell.Thisupgrade programincludedlife-extensionrefurbishment,anewradarsystem, Mark32torpedotubes,DASHASWdrone,andvariabledepthsonar (VDS).Importantly,itdidnotincludeASROC.FRAMIIshipsincluded sixDDRsandsixDDEsthatretainedtheirspecializedequipment (1960–61),aswellasfourDDRsthatwereconvertedtoDDsandwere nearlyidenticaltotheAllenM.Sumner-classFRAMIIs(1962–63). TheFRAMIIshipsretainedallsix5-inchguns,excepttheDDEs retainedfour5-inchgunsandatrainableHedgehogintheNo.2 position.AllFRAMIIsretainedtwoHedgehogsalongsideeitherthe No.25-inchmountorthetrainableHedgehogmount.ThefourDDRs convertedtoDDswerearmedwithtwonew21-inchtorpedotubesfor theMark37ASWhomingtorpedo.PhotographsofthesixretainedDDRs shownomarkingsontheDASHlandingdeck,aswellasamuchsmaller deckhousethanwasusuallyprovidedforDASH,sotheymaynothave beenequippedwithDASH. TheshipsweremodifiedandupgradedaftertheirtransfertoGreece. source:wikipedia   Shipdata:    D210HSThemistoklis Builder:BathIron Works,Bath,Maine,USA US Navyservice(USSFrankKnox/DD742): Laiddown:May8,1944 Launched: September17,1944 Commissioned: December11,1944 Decommissioned: January1971 transferredtoGreece- February3,1971   HellenicNavy: Commissioned: February3,1971 Decommissioned: August31,1992 Name: Themistoklis(524-459BC),anAthenianpoliticianand General Fate: sunkasatargetonSeptember12,2001     D211HSMiaoulis Builder:Federal ShipbuildingandDrydockCompany,Kearny,NewJersey,USA US Navyservice(USSIngraham/DD694): Laiddown:August4,1943 Launched: January16,1944 Commissioned: March10,1944 Decommissioned: June15,1971 transferredtoGreece- July16,1971   HellenicNavy: Commissioned: July16,1971 Decommissioned: July25, 1992 Name: AndreasMiaoulis(1769-1835)-Admiralandpolitician Fate: sunkasatargetonOctober9,2001     D212HSKanaris Builder:Consolidated SteelCorporation,Orange,Texas,USA US Navyservice(USSStickell/DD888): Laiddown:January5,1945 Launched: June16,1945 Commissioned: October31,1945 decommissioned: December13,1952 reclassifiedDDR888in1953 recommissionedonSeptember2,1953 reclassifiedDD888in1964 Decommissioned: July1,1972 transferredtoGreece- July1,1972   HellenicNavy: Commissioned: July1,1972 Decommissioned: September15,1993 Name: ConstantineKanaris(1793-1877)-AdmiralandGreekprime minister Fate: soldforscrap,scrapped     D213HSKountouriotis Builder:Bethlehem ShipbuildingCorporation,Quincy,Massachusetts,USA US Navyservice(USSRupertus/DD851): Laiddown:May2,1945 Launched: September21,1945 Commissioned: March8,1946 Decommissioned: July10,1973 transferredtoGreece- 1973   HellenicNavy: Commissioned: July10,1973 Decommissioned: May31,1995 Name: PavlosKountouriotis(1855-1935)-GreekAdmiraland Presidentofthe2ndHellenicRepublic Fate: soldforscrap,scrapped     D214HSSachtouris Builder:Bethlehem ShipbuildingCorporation,StatenIsland,NewYork,USA US Navyservice(USSArnoldJ.Isbell/DD869): Laiddown:March14,1945 Launched: August6,1945 Commissioned: January5,1946 Decommissioned: December4,1973 transferredtoGreece- 1973   HellenicNavy: Commissioned: December4,1973 Decommissioned: October31,1992 Name: GeorgiosSachtouris(1783-1841)-AdmiraloftheGreekWar ofIndependence Fate: laidup     D215HSTombazis Builder:ToddPacific Shipyards,Tacoma,Washington,USA US Navyservice(USSGurke/DD783): Laiddown:July1,1944 Launched: February15,1945 Commissioned: May12,1945 Decommissioned: January30,1976 transferredtoGreece- 1977   HellenicNavy: Commissioned: March17,1977 Decommissioned: September15,1997 Name: IakovosTombazis(1782-1829)-FirstAdmiraloftheGreek NavyduringtheWarofIndependence Fate: laidup     D216HSApostolis Builder:BathIron Works,Bath,Maine,USA US Navyservice(USSCharlesP.Cecil/DD835): Laiddown:December2,1944 Launched: April2,1945 Commissioned: June29,1945 reclassifiedDDR835onMarch18,1949 reclassifiedDD835onJuly30,1963 Decommissioned: October1,1979 transferredtoGreece- 1980   HellenicNavy: Commissioned: August,1980 Decommissioned: September30,1992 Name: NikolisApostolis(1770-1827)-GreekNavalCommanderduring theWarofIndependence Fate: soldforscrap     D217HSKriezis Builder:Consolidated SteelCorporation,Orange,Texas,USA US Navyservice(USSCorry/DD817): Laiddown:April5,1945 Launched: July28,1945 Commissioned: February27,1946 reclassifiedDDR817onApril9,1953 reclassifiedDD817onJanuary1,1964 Decommissioned: February27,1981 transferredtoGreece- 1981   HellenicNavy: Commissioned: July8,1981 Decommissioned: February3,1993 Name: AntoniosKriezis(1796-1865)-CaptainoftheGreekNavyand PrimeMinister Fate: soldforscrap     additionalGearingclass DD'stransferredtoGreece: USSMylesC.Fox(DD829)-sold toGreeceforsparepartsin1980 USSDyess(D880)-soldto Greeceforsparepartsin1981     images   D210HSThemistoklis(withflightdeckandhangar) D211HSMiaoulis(withflightdeckandhangar) D212HSKanaris(withMk-32torpedotubes,Mk-16ASROClauncher, Mk-141HARPOONlauncher&Oto-Melara76/62gun) D212HSKanaris(withMk-32torpedotubes,Mk-16ASROClauncher, Mk-141HARPOONlauncher&Oto-Melara76/62gun) D213HSKountouriotis(withMk-32torpedotubes,Mk-16ASROC launcher,Mk-141HARPOONlauncher&Oto-Melara76/62gun) D214HSSachtouris(withMk-32torpedotubes,Mk-141HARPOON launcher&Oto-Melara76/62gun) D215HSTombazis D216HSApostolis D217HSKriezis       Themistoklis-Miaoulis-Kanaris       Kountouriotis-Sachtouris-Tombazis    Apostolis-Kriezis armamentdetails details-2xMk-385"/38twinguns-withflightdeckandhangar- noMk-16ASROCandMk-141HARPOONlaunchers DD742USSFrankKnox/laterD210HSThemistoklis DD742USSFrankKnox/laterD210HSThemistoklis DD694USSIngraham/laterD211HSMiaoulis DD694USSIngraham/laterD211HSMiaoulis DD888USSStickell/laterD212HSKanaris DD851USSRupertus/laterD213HSKountouriotis DD869USSArnoldJ.Isbell/laterD214HSSachtouris DD783USSGurke/laterD215HSTombazis DD835USSCharlesJ.Cecil/laterD216HSApostolis DD817USSCorry/laterD217HSKriezis DD829USSMylesC.Fox-soldtoGreeceforspareparts DD880USSDyess-soldtoGreeceforspareparts     | seaforces.org | Hellenic Navystartpage |