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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-101472855124
ISBN-139781472855121
eBay Product ID (ePID)28057275815
Product Key Features
Book TitleUs Navy Gun Destroyers 1945-88 : Fletcher Class to Forrest Sherman Class
Number of Pages48 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2023
TopicMilitary / Naval, Military / United States, Ships & Shipbuilding / History
IllustratorYes, Tooby, Adam
GenreTransportation, History
AuthorMark Stille
Book SeriesNew Vanguard Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.2 in
Item Weight6.3 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width7.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsThis is a well written, detailed book which discusses the role of these ships and their development from those war time classes.
Series Volume Number322
Dewey Decimal623.8254097309045
Table Of ContentINTRODUCTION USN COLD WAR DESTROYER DESIGNS USN COLD WAR DESTROYER WEAPONS Guns Missiles Torpedoes ASW weapons USN COLD WAR DESTROYER SENSORS Radars ASW sensors COLD WAR GUN DESTROYERS AT WAR AND IN PEACE THE DESTROYER CLASSES The Fletcher class Sumner class Gearing class Norfolk class Mitscher class Forrest Sherman class ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSION FURTHER READING INDEX
SynopsisAn illustrated history of the long Cold War careers of the US Navy's last gun destroyers, from the modernized World War II-era Fletcher-class to the Forrest Sherman-class., An illustrated history of the long Cold War careers of the US Navy's last gun destroyers, from the modernized World War II-era Fletcher-class to the Forrest Sherman-class. The finest American destroyers of World War II had surprisingly long careers into the Cold War and the missile age. The 175-strong Fletcher-class was the largest class of US Navy destroyers ever built, and most received some modernization after World War II. A handful were converted into ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) escorts and one was even converted into the US Navy's first guided missile destroyer. Many Sumner-class destroyers were also kept in service, with the last decommissioned in 1973. The Gearing class was the classic US Navy wartime destroyer to have a second Cold War career, some being modified into picket ships and others into ASW escorts. Ninety-five were extensively modernized under the Fleet Modernization and Rehabilitation (FRAM) program which allowed them to serve until 1980. The majority of these ships then saw service with foreign navies. However the story of Cold War gun destroyers is not just one of World War II relics. Commissioned in the 1950s, the 18 ships of the Forrest Sherman class were the US Navy's last all-gun destroyers, and were considered to be the pinnacle of US Navy gun-destroyer design. Later in their careers, most were modernized for ASW and antiair warfare. The virtually unknown Norfolk class was originally built as a destroyer leader and maximized for ASW but only two were modernized and the other three retired early. Many of these ships, such as USS Edson , Cassin Young , and Turner Joy, still survive as museum ships today . Using battlescene artwork, detailed illustrations and photos, this book explores the careers, modernizations, and roles of all these unsung Cold War stalwarts, the last gun destroyers of the US Navy.
LC Classification NumberV825.3
