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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-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.
File:Launch of USS Fletcher (DD-445) and USS Radford (DD-446) at Federal SB&DD in May 1942.jpg
DD-91 ROKS Chung Mu: USS Erben: 16 May 1963 possibly scrapped DD-92 ROKS Seoul: USS Halsey Powell: 27 April 1968 struck in 1982, scrapped in 1982 DD-93 ROKS Pusan: USS Hickox: 15 November 1968 struck in 1989, scrapped in 1989 Taiwan (Republic of China) DDG-108 ROCS Kwei Yang: USS Twining: 16 August 1971 struck in 1999, scrapped DDG-109 ROCS ...
May 1942 launch of USS Fletcher (DD-445) and USS Radford (DD-446) at Federal. 2 of the 4 destroyers launched on May 4, 1942. Federal made national news when around 16,000 workers went on strike at Kearny from August 7 to August 25, 1941.
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USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) This is a list of destroyers of the United States Navy, sorted by hull number.It includes all of the series DD, DL, DDG, DLG, and DLGN. CG-47 Ticonderoga and CG-48 Yorktown were approved as destroyers (DDG-47 and DDG-48) and redesignated cruisers before being laid down; it is uncertain whether CG-49 Vincennes and CG-50 Valley Forge were ever authorized as destroyers ...