Class: Fletcher Type: Destroyer Launched: 28 February 1943 At: Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey Commissioned: 23 April 1943 Length: 376 feet, 5 inches Beam: 39 feet, 7 inches Draft: 18 feet Displacement: 2,952 tons Armament: Five 5-inch/38 cal... read more
Class: Gearing Destroyer (FRAM 1) Launched: 12 May 1945 At: Consolidated Steel Corp. of Texas, Orange, Texas Commissioned: 15 September 1945 Length: 390 feet, 6 inches Beam: 41 feet, 1 inch Draft: 18 feet, 6 inches Displacement: 2,425 tons Armament: four 5"/38 cal. guns; ten 212" Mk 32 tor... read more
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