Technical information
Type | Destroyer |
Displacement | 2425 BRT |
Length | 390 feet |
Complement | 345 men |
Armament | 6 x 5"/38 calibre guns 2 x 40mm twin anti-aircraft mounts 2 x 40mm quadruple anti-aircraft mounts 2 x 21" quintuple torpedo tubes |
Max speed | 34 knots |
Engines | Turbines |
Power | 60000 |
Notes on class | This was basically a lengthened Allen M Sumner class destroyer.
Cancelled hull numbers of this class were: USS Lansdale (DD-766), USS Seymour D. Owens (DD-767) and USS Seaman (DD-791) were delivered partially completed but never finished. US Navy destroyer classes during WWII: |
US Navy ships of the Gearing class
To see all Gearing class ships click here.
See all US Navy Destroyer classes.
Books dealing with this subject include:
US Destroyers 1942-45, Dave McComb, 2010 |