Other notable changes are a modified bridge arrangement and two twin 40mm In 1956, the two were towed to Long Beach, where their hulls were used to repair Floyd B. [11], An upgraded version of DASH, QH-50D, remained in use by the United States Army until May 2006.[12]. USS DD-743 Southerland (Gearing class Destroyer) 800 x 201: USS DD-743 Sunderland (1945) 796 x 197: USS DD-770 Lowry: 383 x 99: USS DD-79 Benham (1939) 534 x 91: USS DD-793 Cassin Young: 1820 x 473: USS DD-797 Cushing: 590 x 229: USS DD-805 Chevalier: 959 x 629: USS DD-805 Chevalier (1945) 851 x 555: http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/interior.htm.It is a big page but well worth the visit. By 1970 DASH had been withdrawn from FRAM I ships, though it was retained into the early 1970s on FRAM II ships, which lacked ASROC. LAKE CHARLES, La. Foundation; unauthorized use is PROHIBITED by Federal Law. function MSFPpreload(img) [1][2][3], Following World War II most of the class had their AA and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) armament upgraded. Shipyard Overhaul Plans, Plans The Gearing design was a minor modification of the Allen M. Sumner class, whereby the hull was lengthened by 14 ft (4.3 m) at amidships, which resulted in more fuel storage space and increased the operating range. if(MSFPhover) { MSFPnav9n=MSFPpreload("_derived/mitscher_class.htm_cmp_clearday110_hbtn.gif"); MSFPnav9h=MSFPpreload("_derived/mitscher_class.htm_cmp_clearday110_hbtn_a.gif"); } DD-858 to DD-861 awarded to Bethlehem Steel, San Pedro. introduces the twin 5"/38 dual-purpose gun mount as a destroyer weapon. As such, the questions were of how many guns, torpedoes, and depth charges were seen as desirable. Seven (see box at left) were canceled. two twin 40mm anti-aircraft gun mounts (in place of the single quad 1.1" Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. [5] They could cover the vast distances required by fleet actions in the Pacific and served almost exclusively in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II, during which they accounted for 29 Imperial Japanese Navy submarines sunk. All Rights Reserved Bureau of Ships' "Spring ten torpedo tubes. The class was designed in 1939, as a result of dissatisfaction with the earlier destroyer leader types of the Porter and Somers classes. In 1942 and 1943, the number of Oerlikon cannons was steadily increased with ships modified before leaving the shipyard with a seventh 20mm mount in front of the bridge behind the number two 5" gun mount and anywhere from one to three mounts on the flying bridge depending upon the configuration of the ship. 2 5-inch mount or the trainable Hedgehog mount. In June 1942, the 1.1" gun was replaced by a twin Bofors 40 mm gun mount; in some ships, another twin mount may have been added on the fantail between the depth charge racks. Booklet of General Plans if(MSFPhover) { MSFPnav1n=MSFPpreload("_derived/up_cmp_clearday110_hbtn.gif"); MSFPnav1h=MSFPpreload("_derived/up_cmp_clearday110_hbtn_a.gif"); } BuShips - March 30, 1951, 1951 BuShips DD-692 Class FRAM I and FRAM II conversions were completed 1960-65. Nine additional (for a total of 35) ships were converted to radar picket destroyers (DDR) in the early 1950s; these typically received only one 3-inch/50 caliber twin mount to save weight for radar equipment, as did the wartime radar pickets. The depth of water prevented complete sinking. By 1948, the payload had been changed to a lighter MK 41 torpedo, and a long-range version with a pulsejet sustainer propulsion was also planned. This upgrade included rebuilding the ship's superstructure, electronic systems, radar, sonar, and weapons. BuShips - August 6, 1954, 1959's FRAM II The United States Navy commissioned 175 Fletcher-class destroyers between 1942 and 1944, more than any other destroyer class, and the design was generally regarded as highly successful. DD-742 to DD-743 awarded to Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine. Upgraded systems included SQS-23 sonar, SPS-10 surface search radar, two triple Mark 32 torpedo tubes, an 8-cell Anti-Submarine Rocket (ASROC) box launcher, and one QH-50C DASH ASW drone helicopter, with its own landing pad and hangar. Carpenter was the most thorough DDE conversion, with 4 3-inch/70 caliber guns in twin enclosed mounts, two Weapon Alpha launchers, four new 21-inch torpedo tubes for the Mark 37 ASW torpedo, and one depth charge rack. anti-aircraft gun mounts (in place of the single quad 1.1" weapon of the Gearing class 98 ships The destroyer USS Hawkins (DD 873) of the US Navy . Naval Historical Center Photo #: S-511-51-C. Scheme "B-V" The SUM-N-2 was launched in the direction of a sonar-detected target, and after a preset distance, it began its terminal dive to release its homing torpedo. Preliminary design plan prepared for the General Board as part of the Paulson Engineering Service, Charleston - (parseInt(navigator.appVersion) >= 3 )) || Some went on to serve during the Korean War and into the Vietnam War.[3]. Nine ships were converted to escort destroyers (DDE), emphasizing ASW. I was in a recent discussion with Tracy White about Dragon producing further 1/350 destroyer kits, particularly a square-bridge Fletcher and a Charles Adams class ship. And of course, plans for the In June and July 1943, two more twin Bofors mounts were added in place of the 20mm cannons in front of and below the bridge, giving a total of ten. The Gearing design was a minor modification of the immediately preceding Allen M. Sumner class. Nine more unnamed vessels (DD-896 to DD-904) awarded to Bath Iron Works, and another eight (DD-909 to DD-916) awarded to Bethlehem at Staten Island, were all cancelled on 28 March 1945. after deckhouse, and two triple torpedo tube mountings. Three more unnamed vessels (DD-891 to DD-893) awarded to Federal Shipbuilding at Kearney, were cancelled 8 March 1945. On 11 May 1962, USS Agerholm (DD-826) tested a live nuclear ASROC in the "Swordfish" test.[5]. The Gearing design was a minor modification of the Allen M. Sumner class, whereby the hull was lengthened by 14ft (4.3m) at amidships, which resulted in more fuel storage space and increased the operating range. DD-873 to DD-890 awarded to Consolidated Steel, Orange. ASROC could also launch a nuclear depth charge. 1951 BuShips DD-692 Class provides two twin 5"/38 dual-purpose gun mounts forward and a single Shop products from small business brands sold in Amazons store. Ed Zajkowski has many plans from 1944 and 1945 along with corresponding photosof the interior of Sumner Class Destroyers on NavSource at page Upgraded systems included SQS-23 sonar, SPS-10 surface search radar, 2 triple Mark 32 torpedo tubes, 8-cell Anti-Submarine Rocket (ASROC) box launcher, and one QH-50C DASH ASW drone helicopter, with its own landing pad and hangar. DM23 Conversion Scheme "B-VII" Gibbs & Cox - September 11, 1943. (later cancelled), DD-815 to DD-825 awarded to Consolidated Steel, Orange. Anti-submarine armament was two racks for 300-pound (140kg) depth charges at the stern and six K-gun 300-pound depth charge throwers amidships. The Gearing class is a group of 105 destroyers built for the United States Navy during and after World War II. DD-873 to DD-890 awarded to Consolidated Steel, Orange. if(MSFPhover) { MSFPnav4n=MSFPpreload("_derived/frank_Knox_class.htm_cmp_clearday110_hbtn.gif"); MSFPnav4h=MSFPpreload("_derived/frank_Knox_class.htm_cmp_clearday110_hbtn_a.gif"); } Group A ships also received two MK10/11 Hedgehogs fitted on each side of the bridge at the 01 level and had the MK-32 triple torpedo launchers aft of the second stack. anti-aircraft guns on the corners of a large after deckhouse, and two triple The long-range Fletcher-class ships performed every task asked of a destroyer, from anti-submarine warfare and anti-aircraft warfare to surface action. The early ships of this class were built with round streamlined bridge fronts, while the second group had a squared bridge structure and These ship served in the US Navy from mid 1942 until the early 1970's. if(MSFPhover) { MSFPnav3n=MSFPpreload("_derived/sumner_class.htm_cmp_clearday110_hbtn.gif"); MSFPnav3h=MSFPpreload("_derived/sumner_class.htm_cmp_clearday110_hbtn_a.gif"); } Preliminary design plan prepared for the General Board as part of the Velos alongside G. Averof are ceremonially commissioned by the Hellenic Navy having Palaio Faliro as their base. Naval Historical Center Photo #: S-511-51-D. Scheme "B-IV" As the threat from kamikaze aircraft mounted in 1945, and with few remaining Japanese warships to use torpedoes on, most of the class had the after quintuple 21" torpedo tube mount replaced by an additional 40 mm quadruple mount (prior to completion on later ships) for 16 total 40mm guns. was gold plated! 2013. During this era the ASROC system had an effective range of only 5 nautical miles (9.3km; 5.8mi), but the DASH drone allowed the ship to deploy ASW attack to sonar contacts as far as 22nmi (41km; 25mi) away. USS Carpenter (DD-825) was the most thorough DDE conversion, with 4 3"/70cal guns in twin enclosed mounts, two Weapon Alpha launchers, four new 21" torpedo tubes for the Mark 37 ASW torpedo, and one depth charge rack.[4]. torpedo tube mountings. November 24, 1961, A Sincere Thank You to Chuck Historical Center Photo #: S-511-51. Keels for Hoel (DD 768) and Abner Read (DD 769) were laid down 21 April 1944, also at Bethlehem, San Francisco. Many of the Gearings provided significant gunfire support in the Vietnam War. Company that built, operated and flew the U.S. Navy's QH-50 Drone Anti-Submarine DD-862 to DD-872 awarded to Bethlehem Steel, Staten Island. "Spring Styles" plans usually represent only some of the options Nine more unnamed vessels (DD-896 to DD-904) awarded to Bath Iron Works, and another eight (DD-909 to DD-916) awarded to Bethlehem at Staten Island, were all cancelled on 28 March 1945. The Gearing class was a series of 98 destroyers built for the U.S. Navy during and shortly after World War II. The drone could carry two Mark 44 homing ASW torpedoes. USS Sarsfield (DD-837) Gearing Class destroyer in 1945. 31 vessels were authorised on 9 July 1942: 4 vessels were authorised on 13 May 1942: 3 vessels were authorised on 27 March 1943 under the Vincent-Trammell Act: 118 vessels were authorised on 19 July 1943 under the 70% Expansion Act: (Of the missing numbers in this sequence - 722 to 741, 744 to 762, 770 to 781, and 857 were allocated to orders for Allen M. Sumner class destroyers; 792 to 804 were awarded to orders for Fletcher class destroyers.). The initial design retained the Sumners' heavy torpedo armament of 10 21" (533mm) tubes in two quintuple mounts, firing the Mark 15 torpedo. Importantly, it did not include ASROC. In place of mount 52, a practice 5-inch reloading machine was installed with the MK-32 triple torpedo launchers aft of the loader. // --> . DD-809 to DD-811 awarded to Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine. [8], After the Gearing-class ships were retired from USN service, many were sold abroad, including over a dozen to the Republic of China Navy (ROCN) in Taiwan. These had the same ASW armament as a Gearing FRAM destroyer, with the addition of improved sonar and a piloted helicopter, initially the Kaman SH-2 Seasprite, and from 1984, the Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk. 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The main difference was that the Gearings were 14 feet (4.3 m) longer in the midship section, allowing for increased fuel tankage for greater range, an important consideration in Pacific War operations. Twelve of the first thirteen ships to complete (DDs 7423, 8058, 829 and 87377) were selected in January; twelve more (DDs 83035 and 87883) in May. altered from the earlier schemes in the Scheme "B" series. Three of these are provided, as well as two twin 40mm anti-aircraft guns and a (later cancelled), DD-909 to DD-916 awarded to Bethlehem Steel, Staten Island. As of April 2012 two were laid up in non-operational condition in Kaohsiung, Taiwan: ROCS Chien Yang (ex-James E. Kyes) and ROCS Sheng Yang, (ex-Power). Defense Station ASROC could also launch a nuclear depth charge. This led to shift to the LAMPS program of manned helicopters, which the Gearing class were too small to accommodate. The model build time is generally 16 weeks from receipt of the order and deposit. Naval Historical Center Photo #: S-511-51-F. Scheme "B-II" 1944 Deck Supports provides a slightly updated Fletcher (DD-445) class destroyer, retaining Ship Stabilizer Installation As designed, the Gearings' armament was identical to that on the Allen M. Sumner class. Destroyer conversions relied on experience with Fletcher-class destroyers modernized for transfer to Spain and Germany in 1957. for alterations to the SMOKEPIPES, Plans Co. Kearny, NJ, she was never officially launched, not completed and stricken 2 November 1954 and sold for scrap on 29 August 1955. Shipyard Overhaul Plans following approval of basic characteristics and were frequently changed in the In the late 1950s and early 1960s 78 of the Gearing-class destroyers underwent extensive modernization overhauls, known as FRAM I, which were designed to convert them from an anti-aircraft destroyer to an anti-submarine warfare platform. Many of the ships were sold to other navies during the mid-1950s, including: Any remaining were broken up in the 1970s. { The FRAM II program was designed primarily for the Allen M. Sumner class destroyer, but sixteen Gearings were upgraded as well. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. In 1941, the US Navy began building a fleet of large destroyers, its first design to rival the Japanese "special type" destroyers that had first entered service more than a decade before. [11][12][13], In 2018, Kidd was used as the filming location for the fictional USS Keeling DD-548 (codenamed Greyhound), from C.S. Plans and parts list for a BuShips - August 20, 1947, This is a large image, note the main armament would have Three twin 5in (127mm)/38 caliber Mark 38 dual purpose (DP) mounts constituted the main battery. between The FRAM II ships retained all six 5-inch guns, except the DDEs retained four 5-inch guns and a trainable Hedgehog in the No. System (XSUM-N-2) Installation In that time the United States produced 98 Gearing-class destroyers. These ships, along with Fletcher-class destroyers and Allen M. Sumner-class destroyers also acquired then, were upgraded under the WuChin (Chinese: ) I, II, and III programs and known throughout the ROCN as the Yang-class (Chinese: ) destroyers as they were assigned names that all end with the word "Yang". Robert. DM23 Conversion, 1954 BuShips Proposed Air All Rights Reserved. The Fletcher class was a class of destroyers built by the United States during World War II. The K-guns were retained. DD-782 to DD-791 awarded to Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle. // -->