During World War II, the largest and most produced destroyer was the Fletcher-class. One hundred and seventy-five Fletcher-class destroyers were built during the war. The design was commonly held ...

What You Need to Know: The Fletcher-class destroyers were the most numerous and arguably among the most versatile warships of World War II, with 175 commissioned by the U.S. Navy.... What You Need ...

Compared to the Fletcher class destroyer with its five 5-inch dual-purpose guns and 10 Mark 15 19-inch torpedoes in two rows of torpedo tubes, Roberts had only two 5-inch gun turrets and a single ...

1. USS Johnston (DD-557) The Johnston, a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a small ship (weighing in at only 2,700 tons) but she packed a punch. During the ferocious action off Samar Island in the ...

Kidd Sr., who was killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor aboard the USS Arizona, this Fletcher-class destroyer is considered one of the world's most authentically restored vessels ...

Restoration efforts of the Iowa-class battleship USS New Jersey (BB-62) were completed earlier this year. At the same time, progress continues to be made on the New York-class battleship USS Texas ...

Many acts of heroism occurred during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, including a remarkable fight by the destroyer escort Samuel B Roberts.