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US Gearing class

US Allen M. Sumner class

Destroyer

ships



Destroyer Gearing class



Long hull versions of the Allen M. Sumner class originated near the end of WWII. 98 ships were completed



Derivatives / Succeeded by
1953 US Mitscher class
1955         US Forrest Sherman class
1955                 US Farragut class
1960                         US DDG Charles F. Adams class
1965                                 AU DDG Perth class
1969                                 DE DDG Type 103 Lütjens class
1970                                 US DDG Charles F. Adams NTU class
1960                         US DDG Coontz class



  Specifications







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Typical Max
BR Brazilian Navy Westland Wasp 01










  Shipyards

US Bath Iron Works - 1
US Bethlehem Mariners Harbor - 1
US Bethlehem San Francisco - 1
US Bethlehem San Pedro - 1
US Consolidated Steel Corporation Texas - 6
US Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company - 2
US Fore River Shipyard - 1
US Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle - 1



  List of Ships

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19451972USUS NavyDD-711USS Eugene A. Greene
19721989 sunk 1991 ES Spanish Navy D-61 Churruca
19451973USUS NavyDD-841USS Noa
19731991 ES Spanish Navy D-65 Blas de Lezo
19451970USUS NavyDD-859USS NorrisNBFE
1973-- TR Turkish Navy D354 TCG Kocatepe
19451973USUS NavyDD-875USS Henry W. Tucker
19731994 sunk 1994 BR Brazilian Navy D25 Marcilio Dias
19451973USUS NavyDD-877USS Perkins
19731984 sunk 1987 AR Argentine Navy D-27 ARA Comodoro Py
19451973USUS NavyDD-879USS Leary
19731992 ES Spanish Navy D-64 Langara
19451972USUS NavyDD-882USS Furse
19721991 ES Spanish Navy D-62 Gravina
19451973USUS NavyDD-887USS Brinkley Bass
19731997 sunk 2000 BR Brazilian Navy D26 Mariz e Barros
19451973USUS NavyDD-889USS O Hare
19731992 ES Spanish Navy D-63 Mendez Nuñez
19461979USUS NavyDD-718USS Hamner NTXJ
19802003 sunk 2005 TW ROCN DDG-927 ROCS Yun Yang
19461973USUS NavyDD-789USS Eversole
19731995 TR Turkish Navy D352 TCG Gayret
19461973USUS NavyDD-853USS Charles H Roan
1973-- TR Turkish Navy D351 TCG Maresal Fevzi Cakmak
19461971USUS NavyDD-872USS Forrest Royal
19711993 TR Turkish Navy D353 TCG Adatepe
19471972USUS NavyDD-765USS KepplerNKPD
19721982 TR Turkish Navy D355 TCG Tinaztepe
19531978USUS NavyDDG-35Mitscher class USS Mitscher
19531978USUS NavyDDG-36Mitscher class USS John S. McCain
19541969USUS NavyDL-4Mitscher class USS Willis A. Lee
19541969USUS NavyDL-5Mitscher class USS Wilkinson
19551955USUS NavyDL-6Farragut class USS Farragut
19601989 Coontz class DDG-37 USS Farragut
19551955USUS NavyDL-7Farragut class USS Luce
19611991 Coontz class DDG-38 USS Luce
19551955USUS NavyDL-8Farragut class USS Macdonough
19611992 Coontz class DDG-39 USS Macdonough
19591990USUS NavyDDG-45Coontz class USS Dewey
19601992USUS NavyDDG-2Charles F. Adams class USS Charles F. Adams
19601989 sunk 2003USUS NavyDDG-7Charles F. Adams class USS Henry B. Wilson
19601989USUS NavyDDG-40Coontz class USS Coontz
19601991USUS NavyDDG-41Coontz class USS King
19601993USUS NavyDDG-42Coontz class USS Mahan
19601991USUS NavyDDG-46Coontz class USS Preble
19611990USUS NavyDDG-3Charles F. Adams class USS John King
19611991 sunk 2001USUS NavyDDG-8Charles F. Adams class USS Lynde McCormick
19611990 sunk 2002USUS NavyDDG-9Charles F. Adams class USS Towers
19611991USUS NavyDDG-10Charles F. Adams class USS Sampson
19611989USUS NavyDDG-11Charles F. Adams class USS Sellers
19611991USUS NavyDDG-12Charles F. Adams class USS Robison
19611992USUS NavyDDG-43Coontz class USS Dahlgren
19611991USUS NavyDDG-44Coontz class USS William V. Pratt
19621990USUS NavyDDG-4Charles F. Adams class USS Lawrence
19621964USUS NavyDDG-5Charles F. Adams class USS Biddle
19641989 DDG-5 USS Claude V. Ricketts
19621990USUS NavyDDG-6Charles F. Adams class USS Barney
19621990USUS NavyDDG-13Charles F. Adams class USS Hoel
19621991 sunk 2000USUS NavyDDG-14Charles F. Adams class USS Buchanan
19621990USUS NavyDDG-15Charles F. Adams class USS Berkeley
19922002 GR Hellenic Navy D221 HHMS Themistocles
19621991USUS NavyDDG-18Charles F. Adams class USS Semmes
19912004 GR Hellenic Navy D218 HHMS Kimon
19631990USUS NavyDDG-16Charles F. Adams class USS Joseph Strauss
19922002 GR Hellenic Navy D220 HHMS Formion
19631990USUS NavyDDG-17Charles F. Adams class USS Conyngham
19631991USUS NavyDDG-19Charles F. Adams NTU class USS Tattnall
19631993USUS NavyDDG-20Charles F. Adams NTU class USS Goldsborough
19931993 AU RAN D 40 parts hulk
19641990USUS NavyDDG-21Charles F. Adams class USS Cochrane
19641991 sunk 2001USUS NavyDDG-22Charles F. Adams NTU class USS Benjamin Stoddert
19641990USUS NavyDDG-23Charles F. Adams class USS Richard E. Byrd
19931993 sunk 2003 GR Hellenic Navy spare parts
19641992USUS NavyDDG-24Charles F. Adams class USS Waddell
19922003 sunk 2006 GR Hellenic Navy D219 HHMS Nearchos
19641964USUS NavyDDG-25Charles F. Adams class Built in USA for Australia
19651999 sunk 2001 Perth class AU RAN D 38 HMAS Perth
19641964USUS NavyDDG-26Charles F. Adams class Built in USA for Australia
19652000 sunk 2002 Perth class AU RAN D 39 HMAS Hobart
19661966USUS NavyDDG-27Charles F. Adams class Built in USA for Australia
19672001 sunk 2005 Perth class AU RAN D 41 HMAS Brisbane
19691969USUS NavyDDG-28Charles F. Adams class Built in USA for Germany
19692003 Type 103 Lütjens class DE German Navy D185 Lütjens
19691969USUS NavyDDG-29Charles F. Adams class Built in USA for Germany
19692003 Type 103 Lütjens class DE German Navy D186 Mölders
19701970USUS NavyDDG-30Charles F. Adams class Built in USA for Germany
19701998 Type 103 Lütjens class DE German Navy D187 Rommel

57 units



  Events

TR D354 TCG Kocatepe
1942-aug-07OrderedOrdered US DD-765 USS Keppler
1944-apr-23Laid downLaid down US DD-765 USS Keppler
1944-may-29Laid downLaid down US DD-875 USS Henry W. Tucker
1944-jun-19Laid downLaid down US DD-877 USS Perkins
1944-aug-11Laid downLaid down US DD-879 USS Leary
1944-aug-17Laid downLaid down US DD-711 USS Eugene A. Greene as DD-711
1944-aug-29Laid downLaid down US DD-859 USS Norris
1944-sep-23Laid downLaid down US DD-882 USS Furse as DD-882
1944-nov-08LaunchedLaunched US DD-875 USS Henry W. Tucker
1944-dec-07LaunchedLaunched US DD-877 USS Perkins
1944-dec-20Laid downLaid down US DD-887 USS Brinkley Bass
1945-jan-20LaunchedLaunched US DD-879 USS Leary
1945-jan-27Laid downLaid down US DD-889 USS O Hare as DD-889
1945-feb-25LaunchedLaunched US DD-859 USS Norris
1945-feb-28Laid downLaid down US DD-789 USS Eversole
1945-mar-09LaunchedLaunched US DD-882 USS Furse
1945-mar-12CommissionedCommissioned US DD-875 USS Henry W. Tucker
1945-mar-18LaunchedLaunched US DD-711 USS Eugene A. Greene
1945-mar-26Laid downLaid down US DD-841 USS Noa
1945-apr-02Laid downLaid down US DD-853 USS Charles H Roan
1945-apr-04CommissionedCommissioned US DD-877 USS Perkins
1945-apr-25Laid downLaid down US DD-718 USS Hamner
1945-may-07CommissionedCommissioned US DD-879 USS Leary
1945-may-26LaunchedLaunched US DD-887 USS Brinkley Bass
1945-jun-08CommissionedCommissioned US DD-711 USS Eugene A. Greene
1945-jun-08Laid downLaid down US DD-872 USS Forrest Royal
1945-jun-09CommissionedCommissioned US DD-859 USS Norris
1945-jun-22LaunchedLaunched US DD-889 USS O Hare
1945-jul-10CommissionedCommissioned US DD-882 USS Furse
1945-jul-30LaunchedLaunched US DD-841 USS Noa
1945-oct-01CommissionedCommissioned US DD-887 USS Brinkley Bass
1945-nov-02CommissionedCommissioned US DD-841 USS Noa
1945-nov-24LaunchedLaunched US DD-718 USS Hamner
1945-nov-29CommissionedCommissioned US DD-889 USS O Hare
1946CommissionedCommissioned US DD-872 USS Forrest Royal
1946-jan-08LaunchedLaunched US DD-789 USS Eversole
1946-jan-17LaunchedLaunched US DD-872 USS Forrest Royal
1946-mar-15LaunchedLaunched US DD-853 USS Charles H Roan
1946-may-10CommissionedCommissioned US DD-789 USS Eversole
1946-jun-24LaunchedLaunched US DD-765 USS Keppler
1946-jul-12CommissionedCommissioned US DD-718 USS Hamner
1946-sep-12CommissionedCommissioned US DD-853 USS Charles H Roan
1947-may-23CommissionedCommissioned US DD-765 USS Keppler
1949-feb-07 US DD-877 USS Perkins reclassified DDR-877
1949-mar-18 US DD-882 USS Furse reclassified as DDR-882
1949-nov-27HomeportHomeport US DD-765 USS Keppler arrived Newport, RI
1952-jul-18 US DD-711 USS Eugene A. Greene reclassified as DDR-711 (radar picket destroyer)
1953 US DD-889 USS O Hare reclassified as DDR-889
1961-mar-01RefitRefit US DD-765 USS Keppler entered New York Naval Shipyard for FRAM II upgrade, concluding Oct 1962
1961-mayRefitRefit US DD-841 USS Noa FRAM I
1962-julRefitRefit US DD-853 USS Charles H Roan Completion of FRAM overhaul at Brooklyn Naval Yard
1963RefitRefit US DD-882 USS Furse FRAM I
1963-mar-15 US DD-711 USS Eugene A. Greene reverted to DD-711
1970DeploymentDeployment US DD-718 USS Hamner WestPac, with USS Hancock (CVA-19) UH-2C 150156
1970-dec-04DecommissionedDecommissioned US DD-859 USS Norris
1971CommissionedCommissioned TR D353 TCG Adatepe ex USS Forrest Royal (DD-872)
1971-mar-27DecommissionedDecommissioned US DD-872 USS Forrest Royal
1971-mar-27Fate: transferedFate: transfered US DD-872 USS Forrest Royal to Turkish Navy as TCG Adatepe (D353)
1971-dec-17CommissionedCommissioned TR D353 TCG Adatepe
1972-jan-07DecommissionedDecommissioned US DD-765 USS Keppler
1972-jun-30CommissionedCommissioned TR D355 TCG Tinaztepe ex USS Keppler (DD-765)
1972-aug-31DecommissionedDecommissioned US DD-711 USS Eugene A. Greene
1972-aug-31Fate: transferedFate: transfered US DD-711 USS Eugene A. Greene to Spain as Churruca
1972-aug-31CommissionedCommissioned ES D-61 Churruca
1972-aug-31DecommissionedDecommissioned US DD-882 USS Furse
1972-aug-31Fate: transferedFate: transfered US DD-882 USS Furse to Spain as Gravina
1972-aug-31CommissionedCommissioned ES D-62 Gravina
1973DecommissionedDecommissioned US DD-853 USS Charles H Roan to Turkish Navy
1973-jan-15DecommissionedDecommissioned US DD-877 USS Perkins
1973-jan-15Fate: transferedFate: transfered US DD-877 USS Perkins to Argentina as Comodoro Py
1973-jan-15CommissionedCommissioned AR D-27 ARA Comodoro Py
1973-feb-01StruckStruck US DD-872 USS Forrest Royal from US Navy list
1973-jul-11Fate: transferedFate: transfered US DD-789 USS Eversole to Turkish Navy as TCG Gayret (D352)
1973-sep-21CommissionedCommissioned TR D351 TCG Maresal Fevzi Cakmak ex USS Charles H Roan ((DD 853)
1973-sep-21StruckStruck US DD-789 USS Eversole from US Navy list
1973-oct-31DecommissionedDecommissioned US DD-841 USS Noa
1973-oct-31Fate: transferedFate: transfered US DD-841 USS Noa to Spain as Blas de Lezo
1973-oct-31CommissionedCommissioned ES D-65 Blas de Lezo leased
1973-oct-31DecommissionedDecommissioned US DD-879 USS Leary
1973-oct-31Fate: transferedFate: transfered US DD-879 USS Leary to Spain as Langara
1973-oct-31CommissionedCommissioned ES D-64 Langara
1973-oct-31DecommissionedDecommissioned US DD-889 USS O Hare
1973-oct-31Fate: transferedFate: transfered US DD-889 USS O Hare to Spain as Mendez Nunez
1973-oct-31CommissionedCommissioned ES D-63 Mendez Nuñez loaned
1973-dec-03DecommissionedDecommissioned US DD-887 USS Brinkley Bass
1973-dec-03StruckStruck US DD-887 USS Brinkley Bass to Brazil as Mariz e Barros
1973-dec-03CommissionedCommissioned BR D26 Mariz e Barros
1973-dec-03DecommissionedDecommissioned US DD-875 USS Henry W. Tucker
1973-dec-03Fate: transferedFate: transfered US DD-875 USS Henry W. Tucker to Brazil as Marcilio Dias
1973-dec-03CommissionedCommissioned BR D25 Marcilio Dias
1974-feb-01StruckStruck US DD-859 USS Norris
1974-jul-07Fate: transferedFate: transfered US DD-859 USS Norris to Turkish Navy, originally for spares for its other Gearing Class ships
1975-jul-24CommissionedCommissioned TR D354 TCG Kocatepe ex USS Norris (DD-859), re-activated from a parts-hulk, after loss of a previous TCG Kocatepe (ex USS Harwood DD-861), off Cyprus in Jul 1974
1978-may-17 ES D-65 Blas de Lezo purchased
1978-may-17 ES D-63 Mendez Nuñez purchase
1979-oct-01DecommissionedDecommissioned US DD-718 USS Hamner
1980-dec-17Fate: transferedFate: transfered US DD-718 USS Hamner to Taiwan
1980-dec-17CommissionedCommissioned TW DDG-927 ROCS Yun Yang as DD-27
1982DecommissionedDecommissioned TR D355 TCG Tinaztepe
1984DecommissionedDecommissioned AR D-27 ARA Comodoro Py
1987-jun-15Fate: sunkFate: sunk AR D-27 ARA Comodoro Py as a target
1989-sep-15DecommissionedDecommissioned ES D-61 Churruca
1991DecommissionedDecommissioned ES D-65 Blas de Lezo
1991Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped ES D-65 Blas de Lezo
1991-sep-30DecommissionedDecommissioned ES D-62 Gravina
1991-dec-12Fate: sunkFate: sunk ES D-61 Churruca as a target
1992Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped ES D-62 Gravina
1992DecommissionedDecommissioned ES D-64 Langara
1992-apr-03DecommissionedDecommissioned ES D-63 Mendez Nuñez
1993Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped ES D-64 Langara
1993Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped ES D-63 Mendez Nuñez
1993-aug-06DecommissionedDecommissioned TR D353 TCG Adatepe
1994DecommissionedDecommissioned BR D25 Marcilio Dias
1994Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped TR D353 TCG Adatepe
1994-junFate: scrappedFate: scrapped TR D354 TCG Kocatepe by Hurdasan Anonim Sirketi
1994-junDecommissionedDecommissioned TR D354 TCG Kocatepe
1994-sep-19Fate: sunkFate: sunk BR D25 Marcilio Dias as target
1995Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped TR D351 TCG Maresal Fevzi Cakmak
1995DecommissionedDecommissioned TR D352 TCG Gayret
1997-sep-01DecommissionedDecommissioned BR D26 Mariz e Barros
2000Fate: museumFate: museum TR D352 TCG Gayret at Izmet, Turkey
2000-decFate: sunkFate: sunk BR D26 Mariz e Barros as target
2003-dec-16DecommissionedDecommissioned TW DDG-927 ROCS Yun Yang
2005-sep-06Fate: sunkFate: sunk TW DDG-927 ROCS Yun Yang as a target









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