Origin USA
Type Destroyer
Year 1944
Displacement, tons 2 050
Dimensions, meters 114.8 x 12.0 x 5.5
Aircraft -
Missiles -
Guns 5 x 127mm/38 10 x 40mm
Torpedo 5 x 533mm
Main Engines 2 x GE geared turbines. 60 000 shp.
Speed, knots 35
Range, miles 5 000
Complement 260  

The United States Navy commissioned 175 Fletcher -class destroyers between 1942 and 1944. They were built by shipyards across the United States for service in World War II. Many of the ships were sold to other navies after the war and continued service throughout the world into the 1990s. The Allen M. Sumner and Gearing classes are derivatives of the Fletcher class.

Origin USA
Type Destroyer
Year 1955
Displacement, tons 3 000
Dimensions, meters 127.4 x 13.7 x 7.0
Aircraft -
Missiles 8 x ASROC
Guns 5 x 127mm/54
Torpedo 5 x 533mm
Main Engines 2 x geared turbines. 70 000 shp.
Speed, knots 33
Range, miles 4 500
Complement 292

The 18 Forrest Sherman -class destroyers were the first US post-war destroyers (DD-927 to DD-930 were completed as frigates) and the first major US combatants with more firepower aft than forward. The hedgehogs and 3-inch guns were removed from all ships during the 1960s and 1970s. In addition the fixed torpedo tubes were replaced by six 12.75 inch (324 mm) Mark 32 torpedo tube mounts. Eight of the class were modernised to improve their ASW capabilities. These ships were fitted with an eight cell ASROC launcher in place of the No. 2 5 inch (127 mm) gun and a variable depth sonar. Another four of the ships ( John Paul Jones DD-932, Parsons DD-949, Decatur DD-936 and Somers DD-947) were converted to guided missile destroyers.