Fletcher-class destroyer - Wikipedia
The Fletcher class was a class of destroyers built by the United States during World War II. The class was designed in 1939, as a result of dissatisfaction with the earlier destroyer leader types of the Porter and Somers classes.
Arrangement of Fletcher-class Destroyers - Abbot
Basic layout diagrams of Fletcher-class destroyers.
Fletcher-class destroyer specifications in World War II
Draft: 8' 1" light; 13' 5" mean; 22'8" deep. Designed Complement: 34 officers; 295 enlisted. Designed Shaft Horsepower: 60,000. Designed Speed: 38 knots. Screws: Two x three blades. Rudder: One. Stacks: Two. Tactical diameter: 950 yards at 30 knots. Endurance: 4,800 nautical miles at 15 knots.
USA - DD-445 USS Fletcher Class General Arrangement (1950)
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Post-war Fletcher-class Destroyer - Abbot
This is the general layout of a Fletcher Class destroyer after modification following World War II. Note the distinctive tripod mast, which was added to support radar antennas and other electronics. This example is Trathen, which served 1951 to 1965 with the tripod mast.
Fletcher class destroyer | Military Wiki | Fandom
USS Fletcher in her original layout, 1942. The Fletcher class was a class of destroyers built by the United States during World War II. The class was designed in 1939, as a result of dissatisfaction with the earlier destroyer leader types. Some went on to serve during the Korean War and into the Vietnam War. [2]
Fletcher-class destroyer | World War II Wiki | Fandom
The Fletcher-class destroyer was a class of destroyers that were used extensively by the United States Navy during World War II. 175 were produced, more than any other class, and they were built by shipyards across the United States.
Fletcher destroyer class - WW2 Weapons
US destroyers of Fletcher class of World War II. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3D model. Fletcher class destroyer in front of an Essex class aircraft carrier in the Pacific. Fletcher class (119 ships plus 62 ‘Later Fletchers’). Type: US destroyers, built 1940-45.
Fletcher-class plans - Abbot
We have reassembled one such sheet into an interactive blueprint that can be zoomed and panned. We also have a complete booklet of general plans for another Fletcher-class destroyer, Sigsbee. See a set of plans: Blueprints of U.S. Navy Fletcher-class destroyers.
DD-445 Fletcher class - MicroWorks
Unlike their contemporaries on the production lines, the repeat Bensons of the Livermore class, Fletcher class destroyers were commonly assigned to the Pacific. Their initial combat took place off Guadalcanal, where Fletcher herself saw combat in the First Naval Battle of