Gearing-class FRAM II
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- Length
- 119 m
- Beam
- 12.5 m
- Displacement
- 3550 t
- Max Speed
- 33 kn
Description
Nearly 100 Gearing-class destroyers were built for the USN with the first entering service very late in WW2. The design was a slight modification of the earlier Allen M. Sumner-class with increased range. In the late 1950s and early 1960s the Gearing-class destroyers underwent extensive modernization overhauls, known as FRAM which were designed to convert them from an anti-aircraft destroyer to an anti-submarine warfare platform. Eventually all but three Gearings received FRAM conversions.
Unit
- Type
- Vessel
- Role
- ASW, ASuW_Gun
- In service
- 1959–1973
- Variants
- 16
- Armor
- Minor
- Task Force cost
- 2,000 pts
- Score value
- 5
Dimensions
- Length
- 119 m
- Beam
- 12.5 m
- Displacement
- 3,550 t
Performance
- Max speed
- 33 kn
- Max reverse
- 7 kn
- Cavitation speed
- 3 kn
Machinery
- Main power
- Steam
- Horsepower
- 70,000 hp
- Propulsion
- 2 shafts
- Rudders
- 2
Aviation
- Aircraft capacity
- 2
- Aircraft supported
- QH-50D
- Air group
- QH-50D ×2
Signatures
- Visual ID range
- 9 nm
- RCS
- Medium
- IR signature
- Medium
Service variants
| Variant | In service |
|---|---|
| DD-713 | 1959–1970 |
| DD-742 | 1959–1971 |
| DD-764 | 1960–1972 |
| DD-765 | 1960–1972 |
| DD-805 | 1960–1972 |
| DD-807 | 1961–1970 |
| DD-830 | 1961–1972 |
| DD-831 | 1962–1969 |
| DD-834 | 1962–1969 |
| DD-838 | 1962–1970 |
| DD-858 | 1963–1970 |
| DD-859 | 1963–1970 |
| DD-860 | 1964–1973 |
| DD-861 | 1964–1971 |
| DD-874 | 1965–1970 |
| DD-877 | 1965–1973 |