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The Gearing class is a group of 98 destroyers built for the US Navy during and shortly after World War II. The Gearing design was a minor modification of ... MilitaryWiki Explore MainPage Discuss AllPages Community InteractiveMaps Popularpages Mostvisitedarticles BritishArmedForcesOfficerRanks ComparisonoftheT-90AandM1A2Abrams GrenadierGuards M1Garand EugeneRoe BureauofJailManagementandPenology Projectmaintenance Doubleredirects Brokenredirects Wantedcategories Wantedpages Wantedtemplates UncategorizedCategories Shortpages Unusedcategories FANDOM Games Anime Movies TV Video Wikis ExploreWikis CommunityCentral StartaWiki Don'thaveanaccount? Register SignIn Advertisement in: PagesusingISBNmagiclinks,ArticlescontainingChinese-languagetext,ArticleswithlinksneedingdisambiguationfromNovember2015, and 3more ArticlesincorporatingtextfromWikipedia Destroyerclasses Gearing-classdestroyers Gearing-classdestroyer Viewsource History Talk(0) Gearing-classdestroyer USSGearing(DD-710) Classoverview Name: GearingclassdestroyerBuilders: BathIronWorks,Bath,MaineBethlehemSteel,ForeRiverShipyardBethlehemSteel,SanFranciscoBethlehemSteel,SanPedro,LosAngeles,CaliforniaBostonNavyYardCharlestonNavyYardConsolidatedSteel,Orange,TexasFederalShipbuilding,Kearny,N.J.ToddPacificShipyards,SeattleOperators:  UnitedStatesNavyRepublicofChinaNavy(Taiwan) HellenicNavy RepublicofKoreaNavy SpanishNavy TurkishNavy PakistanNavyArgentineNavyBrazilianNavy MexicanNavy EcuadorianNavy IslamicRepublicofIranNavyPrecededby: AllenM.Sumner-class destroyerSucceededby: Mitscher-class destroyerPlanned: 156Completed: 99Cancelled: 57Active: 1Laidup: 2Retired: 98Preserved: 7 GeneralcharacteristicsasoriginallybuiltType: DestroyerDisplacement: 2,616 tonsstandard;3,460 tonsfullloadLength: 390.5 ft(119.0 m)Beam: 40.9 ft(12.5 m)Draft: 14.3 ft(4.4 m)Propulsion: 2shaft;GeneralElectricsteamturbines;4boilers;60,000 shpSpeed: 36.8knots(68.2 km/h)Range: 4,500nmiat20knots(8,300kmat37km/h)Complement: 350asdesignedArmament: Asbuilt: 6×5in/38calguns(127mm)(3×2) 12×40mmBoforsAAguns(2×4&2×2) 11×20mmOerlikoncannons 2×depthchargeracks 6xK-gundepthchargethrowers 10×21in(533mm)torpedotubes Typicalby1950: 6×5in/38calguns(127mm)(in3×2Mk38DPmounts) 6×3in/50calguns(76mm)(2x2,2x1) 2xHedgehogASWweapons 1×depthchargerack 6xK-gundepthchargethrowers TypicalafterFRAMI(1960-65) 4×5in/38calguns(127mm)(in2×2Mk38DPmounts) 1xASROC8-celllauncher 2xtripleMark32torpedotubesforMark44torpedoes 1xDroneAnti-SubmarineHelicopter(DASH) VariableDepthSonar(VDS) TheGearingclassisagroupof98destroyersbuiltfortheUSNavyduringandshortlyafterWorldWarII.TheGearingdesignwasaminormodificationoftheimmediatelyprecedingAllenM.Sumnerclass.Thehullwaslengthened14 ft(4.3 m)amidships,creatingmorestoragespaceforfuel,thusgivingtheshipsalargerrangethantheSumners. ThefirstGearingswerenotreadyforserviceuntilmid-1945,sotheysawrelativelylittlewartimeservice.Theycontinuedserving,withaseriesofupgrades,untilthe1970s.Atthattimemanyweresoldtoothernations,wheretheyservedmanymoreyears. TenGearing-classshipsstillexist.ARMNetzahualcóyotl(D-102),formerlyUSS Steinaker (DD-863),isactiveintheMexicannavy.AsofApril2012twowerelaidupinnon-operationalconditioninKaohsiung,Taiwan:ROCSChienYang(DDG-912),formerlyUSS JamesE.Kyes (DD-787)andROCSShengYang(DDG-923),formerlyUSS Power (DD-839).Theothersevenaremuseumships:ROKNKangWon(DD-922),formerlyUSS WilliamR.Rush (DD-714),nearBusan,SouthKorea;TCG Gayret (D-352),formerlyUSS Eversole (DD-789),inIzmit,Turkey;ROKNJeongBuk(DD-916),formerlyUSS EverettF.Larson (DD-830),nearGangneung,SouthKorea;ROCSTeYang(DDG-925),formerlyUSS Sarsfield (DD-837),inTainan,Taiwan;USS JosephP.Kennedy,Jr. (DD-850)inFallRiver,MA;ROKNJeongJu(DD-925),formerlyUSS Rogers (DD-876),nearCheonan,SouthKoreaandUSS Orleck (DD-886)inLakeCharles,LA. Contents 1Procurementandconstruction 2Cancelledvessels 3Description 41946-59upgrades 5FRAMIupgrade 6FRAMIIupgrade 7ServiceandDisposition 8Yangclass 9Shipsinclass 10References 11Externallinks Procurementandconstruction 31vesselswereauthorisedon9July1942: DD-710toDD-721awardedtoFederalShipbuilding,Kearny. DD-742toDD-743awardedtoBathIronWorks,Bath,Maine. DD-763toDD-769awardedtoBethlehemSteel,SanFrancisco. DD-782toDD-791awardedtoToddPacificShipyards,Seattle. 4vesselswereauthorisedon13May1942: DD-805toDD-808awardedtoBathIronWorks,Bath,Maine. 3vesselswereauthorisedon27March1943undertheVincent-TrammellAct: DD-809toDD-811awardedtoBathIronWorks,Bath,Maine.(latercancelled) 118vesselswereauthorisedon19July1943underthe70%ExpansionAct: DD-812awardedtoBathIronWorks,Bath,Maine.(latercancelled) DD-813toDD-814awardedtoBethlehemSteel,StatenIsland.(latercancelled) DD-815toDD-825awardedtoConsolidatedSteel,Orange.(815and816latercancelled) DD-826toDD-850awardedtoBathIronWorks,Bath,Maine. DD-851toDD-853awardedtoBethlehemSteel,ForeRiverShipyard,Quincy. DD-854toDD-856awardedtoBethlehemSteel,StatenIsland.(latercancelled) DD-858toDD-861awardedtoBethlehemSteel,SanPedro. DD-862toDD-872awardedtoBethlehemSteel,StatenIsland. DD-873toDD-890awardedtoConsolidatedSteel,Orange. DD-891toDD-893awardedtoFederalShipbuilding,Kearny.(latercancelled) DD-894toDD-895awardedtoConsolidatedSteel,Orange.(latercancelled) DD-896toDD-904awardedtoBathIronWorks,Bath,Maine.(latercancelled) DD-905toDD-908awardedtoBostonNavyYard.(latercancelled) DD-909toDD-916awardedtoBethlehemSteel,StatenIsland.(latercancelled) DD-917toDD-924awardedtoConsolidatedSteel,Orange.(latercancelled) DD-925toDD-926awardedtoCharlestonNavyYard.(latercancelled) (Ofthemissingnumbersinthissequence-722to741,744to762,770to781,and857wereallocatedtoordersforAllenM.Sumnerclassdestroyers;792to804wereawardedtoordersforFletcherclassdestroyers.) Cancelledvessels InMarch1945,theordersfor36oftheabovevesselswerecancelled,and11moreorderswerecancelledinAugust1945.FollowingthecloseofWorldWarII,6furthervesselswerecancelledin1946,whileanother4(DD-927toDD-930)werecompletedasdestroyerleadersDL-2toDL-5: theCastle(DD-720)andWoodrowR.Thomson(DD-721),thelastpairofthetwelvevesselslaunchedbyFederalShipbuildingatKearny,werecancelledon11February1946.Theyweresoldon29August1955andscrapped. theLansdale(DD-766)andSeymourD.Owen(DD-767),bothlaunchedbyBethlehematSanFrancisco,werecancelledon7January1946.Theirbowswereusedforrepairtootherdestroyers,andtheirremainswerescrappedin1958-59. theHoel(DD-768)andAbnerRead(ii)(DD-769),bothbuildingbyBethlehematSanFrancisco,werecancelledon12September1946priortolaunchandbrokenupontheslip. Fourunnamedvessels(DD-809toDD-812)awardedtoBathIronWorks,fiveothers(DD-813,DD-814,andDD-854toDD-856)awardedtoBethlehematStatenIsland,andtwomore(DD-815andDD-816)awardedtoConsolidatedSteelCorporationatOrange,wereallcancelledon12August1945.DD-815wouldhavebeennamedCharlesH.Roan(thenamewasre-allocatedtoDD-853). Threemoreunnamedvessels(DD-891toDD-893)awardedtoFederalShipbuildingatKearney,werecancelled8March1945. Tenmoreunnamedvessels(DD-894,DD-895,andDD-917toDD-924)awardedtoConsolidatedSteelCorporationatOrange,andfourmore(DD-905toDD-908)awardedtoBostonNavyYard,andanothertwo(DD-925andDD-926)awardedtoCharlestonNavyYard,wereallcancelledon27March1945. Ninemoreunnamedvessels(DD-896toDD-904)awardedtoBathIronWorks,andanothereight(DD-909toDD-916)awardedtoBethlehematStatenIsland,wereallcancelledon28March1945. Description ThefirstshipwaslaiddowninAugust1944,whilethelastwaslaunchedinMarch1946.InthattimetheUnitedStatesproduced98Gearing-classdestroyers.TheGearingclasswasaseeminglyminorimprovementofthepreviousSumnerclass,whichwerebuiltfrom1943until1945.ThemaindifferencewasthattheGearingswere14feet(4.3m)longerinthemidshipsection,allowingforincreasedfueltankageforgreaterrange,animportantconsiderationinPacificWaroperations.Moreimportantlyinthelongrun,theGearings'increasedsizemadethemmuchmoresuitableforupgradesthantheSumners,asseeninthewartimeradarpicketsubclass,the1950sradarpicketdestroyer(DDR)andescortdestroyer(DDE)conversions,andtheFleetRehabilitationandModernization(FRAM)conversions1960-65.Asdesigned,theGearings'armamentwasidenticaltotheSumners'.Threetwin5"/38calMark38dualpurpose(DP)mountsconstitutedthemainbattery.The5-inchgunswereguidedbyaMark37GunFireControlSystemwithaMark25firecontrolradarlinkedbyaMark1AFireControlComputerstabilizedbyaMark68,500rpmgyro.Thisfirecontrolsystemprovidedeffectivelong-rangeanti-aircraft(AA)oranti-surfacefire.Twelve40mmgunsand1120mmgunswerealsoretained.TheinitialdesignretainedtheSumners'heavytorpedoarmamentof1021"(533mm)tubesintwoquintuplemounts,firingtheMark15torpedo.Asthethreatfromkamikazeaircraftmountedin1945,andwithfewremainingJapanesewarshipstousetorpedoeson,mostoftheclasshadtheafterquintuple21"torpedotubemountreplacedbyanadditional40mmquadruplemount(priortocompletiononlaterships)for16total40mmguns.26ships(DD-742-745,805-808,829-835,and873-883)wereorderedwithouttorpedotubestoallowforradarpicketequipment;thesewereredesignatedasDDRsin1948.[1][2][3] 1946-59upgrades FollowingWorldWarIImostoftheclasshadtheirAAandanti-submarinewarfare(ASW)armamentupgraded.The40mmand20mmgunswerereplacedby2-63"/50caliberguns(upto2x2,2x1).OnedepthchargerackwasremovedandtwoHedgehogmountsadded.TheK-gunswereretained.Nineadditional(foratotalof35)shipswereconvertedtoradarpicketdestroyers(DDR)intheearly1950s;thesetypicallyreceivedonlyone3"/50caltwinmounttosaveweightforradarequipment,asdidthewartimeradarpickets.Nineshipswereconvertedtoescortdestroyers(DDE),emphasizingASW.USSCarpenter(DD-825)wasthemostthoroughDDEconversion,with43"/70calgunsintwinenclosedmounts,twoWeaponAlphalaunchers,fournew21"torpedotubesfortheMark37ASWtorpedo,andonedepthchargerack.[4] FRAMIupgrade Inthelate1950sforty-fouroftheGearing-classdestroyersunderwentextensivemodernizationoverhauls,knownasFRAMI,whichweredesignedtoconvertthemfromanAA destroyertoananti-submarinewarfareplatform.FRAMremovedalloftheDDRandDDEequipment,andtheseshipswereredesignatedasDDs.FRAMIandFRAMIIconversionswerecompleted1960-65. TheFRAMMKIprogramwasdesignedprimarilyfortheGearing-classdestroyers.Thisupgradeincludedrebuildingtheship'ssuperstructure,engines,electronicsystems,radar,sonar,andweapons.Thesecondtwin5"gunmountandallpreviousAAgunsandASWequipmentwereremoved.UpgradedsystemsincludedSQS-23sonar,SPS-10surfacesearchradar,2×tripleMark32torpedotubes,8-cellAnti-SubmarineRocket(ASROC)boxlauncher,andoneQH-50CDASHASWdronehelicopter,withitsownlandingpadandhangar.BoththeMk32torpedotubesandASROClaunchedMk44homingASWtorpedoes.ASROCcouldalsolaunchanucleardepthcharge.On11May1962,USSAgerholm(DD-826)testedalivenuclearASROCinthe"Swordfish"test.[5] InNavyslang,themodifieddestroyerswerecalled"FRAMcans","can"beingacontractionof"tincan",theslangtermforadestroyerordestroyerescort. TheGyrodyneQH-50CDASHwasanunmannedanti-submarinehelicopter,controlledremotelyfromtheship.Thedronecouldcarry2 ×Mk.44homingASWtorpedoes.DuringthiseratheASROCsystemhadaneffectiverangeofonly5nauticalmiles(9 km),buttheDASHdroneallowedtheshiptodeployASWattacktosonarcontactsasfaras22nauticalmiles(41 km)away.[6] AnupgradedversionofDASH,QH-50D,remainedinusebytheUSArmyuntilMay,2006.[7] FRAMIIupgrade TheFRAMMKIIprogramwasdesignedprimarilyfortheSumnerclassdestroyers,butwasusedtoupgradetheGearingclassaswell.Thisupgradeprogramincludedlife-extensionrefurbishment,anewradarsystem,ASROC,Mk. 32torpedotubes,DASHASWdrone,andmostimportantly,anewvariabledepthsonar(VDS). ServiceandDisposition ManyoftheGearingsprovidedsignificantgunfiresupportintheVietnamWar.TheyalsoservedasescortsforCarrierBattleGroups(CarrierStrikeGroupsfrom2004)andAmphibiousReadyGroups(ExpeditionaryStrikeGroupsfrom2006).DASHwaswithdrawnfromASWservicein1969duetopoorreliability.WithASROCcontinuingtoprovideastandoffASWcapability,theGearingswereretainedinserviceforseveralyears,withmostbeingdecommissionedandtransferredtoforeignnavies1973-80.TheywerereplacedasASWshipsbytheSpruance-classdestroyers,whichwerecommissioned1975-83.ThesehadthesameASWarmamentasaGearingFRAMdestroyer,withtheadditionofimprovedsonarandapilotedhelicopter,initiallytheKamanSH-2Seaspriteandfrom1984theSikorskySH-60Seahawk.SomeGearingsservedintheNavalReserveForce(NRF)from1973,remainingincommissionwithapartialactivecrewtoprovidetrainingforNavalreservists.ThelastWorldWarIIsurfacecombatantinUSnavalservicewastheUSSWilliamC.Lawe(DD-763),aGearingFRAMI,decommissionedandstricken1October1983andexpendedasatarget14July1999.[8] Yangclass AftertheGearing-classshipswereretiredfromUSNservice,manyweresoldabroad,includingoveradozentotheRepublicofChinaNavy(ROCN)inTaiwan.Theseships,alongwithFletcher-classandAllenM.Sumner-classdestroyersalsoacquiredthen,wereupgradedundertheWu Chin(Chinese:武進)I,II,andIIIprogramsandknownthroughouttheROCNastheYang-class(Chinese:陽字號)destroyersastheywereassignednamesthatallendwiththeword"Yang".Thelastbatchof7 WC-IIIprogramvessels,allofthemGearingclass,wereretiredinearly2000s.[9] UnderthemostadvancedWuChinIIIupgradeprogram,allWorldWarTwovintageweaponswereremovedandreplacedwith4 ×HsiungFengIISSM,10 ×SM-1disambiguationneeded(boxlaunchers),1 ×8-cellASROC,1 ×76mmgun,2 ×40mm/70AA,1 ×20mmPhalanxCIWSand2 ×triple12.75"torpedotubes.TheDASHASWdroneswerenotacquired,buthangarfacilitiesaboardthoseshipsthathadthemwerelaterusedtoaccommodateASWversionsofHughesMD500helicopters. AftertheYang-classdestroyersweredecommissioned,theSM-1launchboxesweremovedtoChiYang-classfrigatestoimprovetheiranti-aircapability. Shipsinclass ShipName HullNo. Builder Commission–Decommission Gearing DD-710 FederalShipbuildingandDrydockCompany,Kearny,NewJersey 3May1945-2July1973 EugeneA.Greene DD-711 FederalShipbuildingandDrydockCompany,Kearny,NewJersey 8June1945-31August1972 Gyatt DD-712 FederalShipbuildingandDrydockCompany,Kearny,NewJersey 2July1945-22October1969 KennethD.Bailey DD-713 FederalShipbuildingandDrydockCompany,Kearny,NewJersey 31July1945-20January1970 WilliamR.Rush DD-714 FederalShipbuilding&DrydockCompany,Newark,NewJersey 21September1945-1July1978 WilliamM.Wood DD-715 FederalShipbuilding&DrydockCompany,Newark,NewJersey 24November1945-1December1976 Wiltsie DD-716 FederalShipbuilding&DrydockCompany,Newark,NewJersey 12January1946-23January1976 TheodoreE.Chandler DD-717 FederalShipbuildingandDrydockCompany,Kearny,NewJersey 22March1946-1April1975 Hamner DD-718 FederalShipbuilding&DrydockCompany,Newark,NewJersey 12July1946-1October1979 Epperson DD-719 FederalShipbuildingandDrydockCompany,Kearny,NewJersey 19March1949-1December1975 FrankKnox DD-742 BathIronWorks,Bath,Maine 11December1944-30January1971 Southerland DD-743 BathIronWorks,Bath,Maine 22December1944-26February1981 WilliamC.Lawe DD-763 BethlehemShipbuildingCorporation,SanFrancisco,California 18December1946-1October1983 LloydThomas DD764 BethlehemShipbuildingCorporation,SanFrancisco,California 21March1947-12October1972 Keppler DD-765 BethlehemShipbuildingCorporation,SanFrancisco,California 23May1947-1July1972 Rowan DD-782 ToddPacificShipyards,Seattle,Washington 31March1945-18December1975 Gurke DD-783 ToddPacificShipyards,Tacoma,Washington 12May1945-30January1976 McKean DD-784 ToddPacificShipyards,Seattle,Washington 9June1945-1October1981 Henderson DD-785 ToddPacificShipyards,Seattle,Washington 4August1945-30September1980 RichardB.Anderson DD-786 ToddPacificShipyards,Seattle,Washington 26October1945-20December1975 JamesE.Kyes DD-787 ToddPacificShipyards,Seattle,Washington 8February1946-31March1973 Hollister DD-788 ToddPacificShipyards,Seattle,Washington 29March1946-31August1979 Eversole DD-789 ToddPacificShipyards,Seattle,Washington 10May1946-11July1973 Shelton DD-790 ToddPacificShipyards,Seattle,Washington 21June1946-31March1973 Chevalier DD-805 BathIronWorks,Bath,Maine 9January1945-5July1972 Higbee DD-806 BathIronWorks,Bath,Maine 27January1945-15July1979 Benner DD-807 BathIronWorks,Bath,Maine 13February1945-20November1970 DennisJ.Buckley DD-808 BathIronWorks,Bath,Maine 2March1945-2July1973 Corry DD-817 ConsolidatedSteelCorporation,Orange,Texas 27February1946-27February1981 New DD-818 ConsolidatedSteelCorporation,Orange,Texas 5April1946-1July1976 Holder DD-819 ConsolidatedSteelCorporation,Orange,Texas 18May1946-1October1976 Rich DD-820 ConsolidatedSteelCorporation,Orange,Texas 3July1946-10November1977 Johnston DD-821 ConsolidatedSteelCorporation,Orange,Texas 23August1946-27February1981 RobertH.McCard DD-822 ConsolidatedSteelCorporation,Orange,Texas 23October1946-5June1980 SamuelB.Roberts DD-823 ConsolidatedSteelCorporation,Orange,Texas 22December1946-2November1970 Basilone DD-824 ConsolidatedSteelCorporation,Orange,Texas 26July1949-1November1977 Carpenter DD-825 ConsolidatedSteelCorporation,Orange,Texas 15December1949-20February1981 Agerholm DD-826 BathIronWorks,Bath,Maine 20June1946-1December1978 RobertA.Owens DD-827 BathIronWorks,Bath,Maine 5November1949-16February1982 Timmerman DD-828 BathIronWorks,Bath,Maine 26September1952-27July1956 MylesC.Fox DD-829 BathIronWorks,Bath,Maine 20March1945-1October1979 EverettF.Larson DD-830 BathIronWorks,Bath,Maine 6April1945-30October1972 Goodrich DD-831 BathIronWorks,Bath,Maine 24April1945-30November1969 Hanson DD-832 BathIronWorks,Bath,Maine 11May1945-31March1973 HerbertJ.Thomas DD-833 BathIronWorks,Bath,Maine 29May1945-4December1970 Turner DD-834 BathIronWorks,Bath,Maine 12June1945-26September1969 CharlesP.Cecil DD-835 BathIronWorks,Bath,Maine 29June1945-1October1979 GeorgeK.MacKenzie DD-836 BathIronWorks,Bath,Maine 13July1945-30September1976 Sarsfield DD-837 BathIronWorks,Bath,Maine 31July1945-1October1977 ErnestG.Small DD-838 BathIronWorks,Bath,Maine 21August1945-13November1970 Power DD-839 BathIronWorks,Bath,Maine 13September1945-1October1977 Glennon DD-840 BathIronWorks,Bath,Maine 4October1945-1October1976 Noa DD-841 BathIronWorks,Bath,Maine 2November1945-31October1973 Fiske DD-842 BathIronWorks,Bath,Maine 28November1945-5June1980 Warrington DD-843 BathIronWorks,Bath,Maine 20December1945-30September1972 Perry DD-844 BathIronWorks,Bath,Maine 17January1946-1July1973 Bausell DD-845 BathIronWorks,Bath,Maine 7February1946-30May1978 Ozbourn DD-846 BathIronWorks,Bath,Maine 5March1946-30May1975 RobertL.Wilson DD-847 BathIronWorks,Bath,Maine 28March1946-30September1974 Witek DD-848 BathIronWorks,Bath,Maine 23April1946-19August1968 RichardE.Kraus DD-849 BathIronWorks,Bath,Maine 23May1946-1July1976 JosephP.Kennedy,Jr. DD-850 BethlehemShipbuildingCorporation,ForeRiverShipyard,Quincy,Massachusetts 15December1945-2July1973 Rupertus DD-851 BethlehemShipbuildingCorporation,ForeRiverShipyard,Quincy,Massachusetts 8March1946-10July1973 LeonardF.Mason DD-852 BethlehemShipbuildingCorporation,ForeRiverShipyard,Quincy,Massachusetts 28June1946-2November1976 CharlesH.Roan DD-853 BethlehemShipbuildingCorporation,ForeRiverShipyard,Quincy,Massachusetts 12September1946-21September1973 FredT.Berry DD-858 BethlehemShipbuildingCorporation,SanPedro,California 12May1945-15September1970 Norris DD-859 BethlehemShipbuildingCorporation,SanPedro,California 9June1945-4December1970 McCaffery DD-860 BethlehemShipbuildingCorporation,SanPedro,California 26July1945-30September1973 Harwood DD-861 BethlehemShipbuildingCorporation,SanPedro,California 28September1945-1February1971 Vogelgesang DD-862 BethlehemSteelCorporation,StatenIsland,NewYork 28April1945-24February1982 Steinaker DD-863 BethlehemSteelCorporation,StatenIsland,NewYork 26May1945-24February1982 HaroldJ.Ellison DD-864 BethlehemSteelCorporation,StatenIsland,NewYork 23June1945-1October1983 CharlesR.Ware DD-865 BethlehemSteelCorporation,StatenIsland,NewYork 21July1945-30November1974 Cone DD-866 BethlehemSteelCorporation,StatenIsland,NewYork 18August1945-1October1982 Stribling DD-867 BethlehemSteelCorporation,StatenIsland,NewYork 29September1945-1July1976 Brownson DD-868 BethlehemSteelCorporation,StatenIsland,NewYork 17November1945-30September1976 ArnoldJ.Isbell DD-869 BethlehemSteelCorporation,StatenIsland,NewYork 5January1946-4December1973 Fechteler DD-870 BethlehemSteelCorporation,StatenIsland,NewYork 2March1946-11September1970 Damato DD-871 BethlehemSteelCorporation,StatenIsland,NewYork 27April1946-30September1980 ForrestRoyal DD-872 BethlehemSteelCorporation,StatenIsland,NewYork 29June1946-27March1971 Hawkins DD-873 ConsolidatedSteelCorporation,Orange,Texas 10February1945-1October1979 Duncan DD-874 ConsolidatedSteelCorporation,Orange,Texas 25February1945-15January1971 HenryW.Tucker DD-875 ConsolidatedSteelCorporation,Orange,Texas 12March1945-3December1973 Rogers DD-876 ConsolidatedSteelCorporation,Orange,Texas 26March1945-1October1980 Perkins DD-877 ConsolidatedSteelCorporation,Orange,Texas 4April1945-15January1973 Vesole DD-878 ConsolidatedSteelCorporation,Orange,Texas 23April1945-1December1976 Leary DD-879 ConsolidatedSteelCorporation,Orange,Texas 7May1945-31October1973 Dyess DD-880 ConsolidatedSteelCorporation,Orange,Texas 21May1945-27January1981 Bordelon DD-881 ConsolidatedSteelCorporation,Orange,Texas 5June1945-1February1977 Furse DD-882 ConsolidatedSteelCorporation,Orange,Texas 10July1945-31August1972 NewmanK.Perry DD-863 ConsolidatedSteelCorporation,Orange,Texas 26July1945-27February1981 FloydB.Parks DD-884 ConsolidatedSteelCorporation,Orange,Texas 31July1945-2July1973 JohnR.Craig DD-885 ConsolidatedSteelCorporation,Orange,Texas 20August1945-27July1979 Orleck DD-886 ConsolidatedSteelCorporation,Orange,Texas 15September1945-1October1982 BrinkleyBass DD-887 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