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USS Fletcher (DD/DDE-445), named for Admiral Frank Friday Fletcher, was the lead Fletcher-class destroyer, and served in the Pacific during World War II.She received fifteen battle stars for World War II service, and five for Korean War service.
DD-183 JDS Ariake: USS Heywood L. Edwards: 10 March 1959 struck in 1974, scrapped in 1976 DD-184 JDS Yūgure: USS Richard P. Leary: 10 March 1959 struck in 1974, scrapped on 1 July 1976 Mexico E-01 ARM Cuauhtémoc: USS Harrison: 19 August 1970 Dismantled E-02 ARM Cuitláhuac: USS John Rodgers: 19 August 1970 Scrapped in 2011 Spain D21 Lepanto ...
DD-445 Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey: 2 October 1941 3 May 1942 30 June 1942 15 January 1947 Sold for scrap, 22 February 1972 [2] 3 October 1949 [3] 1 October 1969 Radford DD-446 2 October 1941 3 May 1942 22 July 1942 17 January 1946 Sold for scrap October 1970 : 17 October 1949 10 November 1969 [4] Jenkins DD-447
USS Fletcher (DD-445), named for Admiral Frank Friday Fletcher, was the lead Fletcher-class destroyer and served during World War II. USS Fletcher (DD-992) , named for Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher , was a Spruance -class ASW destroyer.
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File:Launch of USS Fletcher (DD-445) and USS Radford (DD-446) at Federal SB&DD in May 1942.jpg
The program was started by Admiral Arleigh Burke as a response to estimates that the Soviet Navy would have a force of about 300 modern fast-attack submarines by 1957. The U.S. Navy was unable to produce quickly enough the destroyer escorts (redesignated as frigates after 1975) and other antisubmarine warfare ships to counter this threat, given its other priorities in new antiaircraft warfare ...
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