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USS Erben underway in the 1950s
Class overview
Name
Fletcher class
2100-ton destroyer
Builders
Bethlehem
San Francisco, CA (18)
Staten Island, NY (15)
San Pedro, CA (10)
Bath Iron Works, ME (31)
Federal Shipbuilding, NJ (29)
Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding, WA (21)
Boston Navy Yard, MA (14)
Consolidated Steel, TX (12)
Charleston Navy Yard, SC (10)
Puget Sound Navy Yard, WA (8)
Gulf Shipbuilding, AL (7)
Operators
United States Navy
Argentine Navy
Brazilian Navy
Chilean Navy
Colombian National Navy
Hellenic Navy
Italian Navy
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Mexican Navy
Peruvian Navy
Republic of Korea Navy
Spanish Navy
Republic of China Navy
Turkish Navy
German Navy
Preceded by Gleaves class
Succeeded by Allen M. Sumner class
Subclasses
Japan Ariake class
West Germany Zerstörer 1 class
Italy Fante class
Spain Lepanto class
South Korea Chungmu class
Argentina Brown class
Cost $6 million
Built 3 March 1941 to 22 February 1945
In commission 4 June 1942 to 1971 (USN), 2001 (Mexico)
Completed 175
Cancelled 9
Lost 19, plus 6 not repaired[1]
Preserved
4
USS Cassin Young
USS The Sullivans
USS Kidd
Greek destroyer Velos
General characteristics
Type Destroyer
Displacement
2,050 tons (standard)
2,500 tons (full load)
Length 369.25 ft (112.55 m) wl, 376.5 ft (114.8 m) o/a
Beam 39.5 ft (12.0 m)
Draft 17.5 ft (5.3 m)
Propulsion 60,000 shp (45,000 kW); 4 oil-fired boilers; 2 geared steam turbines; 2 screws
Speed 36.5 knots (67.6 km/h; 42.0 mph)
Range 5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)[2]
Boats & landing
craft carried 2 × lifeboats
Complement 329 officers and enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems
Mk37 GFCS
SC surveillance radar
SG air-search radar
Armament Varied; see § Armament
The Fletcher class was a class of destroyers built by the United States during World War II. The class was designed in 1939, as a result of dissatisfaction with the earlier destroyer leader types of the Porter and Somers classes. Some went on to serve during the Korean War and into the Vietnam War.[3]
The United States Navy commissioned 175 Fletcher-class destroyers between 1942 and 1944, more than any other destroyer class, and the design was generally regarded as highly successful. The Fletchers had a design speed of 38 knots (70 km/h; 44 mph) and a principal armament of five 5-inch (127 mm) guns in single mounts with ten 21-inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes in two quintuple centerline mounts.[4] The Allen M. Sumner and Gearing classes were Fletcher derivatives.
The long-range Fletcher-class ships performed every task asked of a destroyer, from anti-submarine warfare and anti-aircraft warfare to surface action.[5] They could cover the vast distances required by fleet actions in the Pacific and served almost exclusively in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II, during which they accounted for 29 Imperial Japanese Navy submarines sunk.[5][failed verification] In a massive effort, the Fletchers were built by shipyards across the United States, and, after World War II ended, 11 were sold to countries that they had been built to fight against: Italy, Germany, and Japan, as well as other countries, where they had even longer, distinguished careers. Three have been preserved as museum ships in the U.S. and one in Greece.
Description
The Fletcher class (named for Admiral Frank F. Fletcher, Medal of Honor recipient) was the largest destroyer class ordered. It was also one of the most successful and popular with their crews. Compared to earlier classes built for the United States Navy, the Fletchers carried a significant increase in lethal firepower, including anti-aircraft (AA) weapons and increased armor plating; this contributed to greater displacement and overall weight and height increase. Their flush deck construction added structural strength; however, it did make them cramped, as less crew space was available below decks compared with a raised forecastle.
Design
Technical drawing of the Fletcher-class destroyer
Launch of Fletcher and Radford, 3 May 1942
World War II Destroyer Shipbuilders map from Department of Defense (DoD)
The Fletcher class was the first generation of destroyers designed after the series of naval treaties that had limited ship designs heretofore. The growth in the design was in part a response to the challenge that had dogged U.S. Navy designs in coping with long range operations in the Pacific Ocean. They were also to carry no fewer than five 5 in (127 mm) guns and ten deck-mounted torpedo tubes on the centerline, allowing them to meet any foreign design on equal terms. Compared to earlier designs, the Fletchers were large, allowing them to adapt to evolving defensive priorities through the addition of two 40-millimeter (1.6 in) Bofors quadruple mount AA guns as well as six 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon dual AA gun positions. This addition to the AA suite required the deletion of the forward quintuple torpedo mount, a change done under the 4 April 1945 anti-kamikaze program.[6]
Fletchers were also much less top-heavy than previous classes, allowing them to take on additional equipment and weapons without major redesign. They were fortunate in catching American production at the right moment, becoming "the" destroyer design, with only the Fletcher-class derivatives, the Allen M. Sumner and Gearing classes, following it.[5]
The first design inputs were in the fall of 1939 from questionnaires distributed around design bureaus and the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. The design parameters were the armaments desired of the next destroyer. As such, the questions were of how many guns, torpedoes, and depth charges were seen as desirable. Also asked was at what point would the design grow large enough to become a torpedo target instead of a torpedo delivery system.[7] The answer that came back was that five 5 in (127 mm) dual-purpose guns, twelve torpedoes, and twenty-eight depth charges would be ideal, while a return to the 1,500-ton designs of the past was seen as undesirable. Speed requirements varied from 35 to 38 knots (65 to 70 km/h; 40 to 44 mph), and shortcomings in the earlier Sims class, which were top-heavy and needed lead ballast to correct this fault, caused the Fletcher design to be widened by 18 in (46 cm) of beam.[8] As with other previous U.S. flush deck destroyer designs, seagoing performance suffered. This was mitigated by deployment to the Pacific Ocean, which is relatively calm compared to the Atlantic.[9]
To achieve 38 knots with a 500-ton increase in displacement, power was increased from 50,000 shp (37,000 kW) to 60,000 shp (45,000 kW) compared to the previous Benson and Gleaves classes. The Fletchers featured air-encased boilers producing steam at 600 psi (4,100 kPa) and 850 °F (450 °C), with two 350 kW steam turbine driven electrical generators and a 100 kW emergency diesel generator.[10] Typically, Babcock & Wilcox boilers and General Electric geared steam turbines were equipped, although other designs and manufacturers were probably used to maximize the rate of production.[citation needed]
Armament
127 mm MK 30 gun from a Fletcher-class destroyer (1942) Bundeswehr Military History Museum, Dresden
Main gun armament was five dual-purpose 5-inch/38 caliber (127 mm) guns in single Mk 30 turrets (numbered bow-to-stern from one to five), guided by a Mark 37 Gun Fire Control System, including a Mk 12 fire control radar and a Mk 22 height-finder (replaced by the circular Mk 25 radar postwar) linked by a Mark 1A Fire Control Computer and stabilized by a Mk 6 8,500 rpm gyroscope.
Ten 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes were fitted in two quintuple mounts amidships, firing the 21-inch Mark 15 torpedo. Anti-submarine armament was two racks for 300-pound (140 kg) depth charges at the stern and six K-gun 300-pound depth charge throwers amidships.
Anti-aircraft armament initially was light, with a quadruple 1.1"/75 caliber gun located in an elevated tub between the number three and four 5-inch gun mounts and six Oerlikon 20 mm cannons (two in front of and below the bridge and four amidships). In June 1942, the 1.1" gun was replaced by a twin Bofors 40 mm gun mount; in some ships, another twin mount may have been added on the fantail between the depth charge racks. In February 1943, the fantail-mounted Bofors was removed and one twin mount was placed on each side of the aft funnel, bringing the total number of 40 mm guns to six.
In 1942 and 1943, the number of Oerlikon cannons was steadily increased, with ships modified before leaving the shipyard with a seventh 20 mm mount in front of the bridge behind the number two 5" gun mount and anywhere from one to three mounts on the flying bridge depending upon the configuration of the ship. In combat, commanders often requisitioned additional guns with some ships mounting up to thirteen 20 mm cannons. In June and July 1943, two more twin Bofors mounts were added in place of the 20 mm cannons in front of and below the bridge, giving a total of ten 40 mm barrels. With this modification, the Oerlikon cannons were rearranged and their number was standardized at seven; four amidships and three in a heart-shaped mount on the fantail.
Due to the increasing threat from kamikaze attacks, beginning in July 1945 some ships returning to the United States for refits received further anti-aircraft modifications. The forward set of torpedo tubes was removed, providing space to replace the two amidships twin 40 mm guns with two quadruple mountings (for a total of fourteen guns). The seven single 20 mm guns were replaced with six twin mounts (four amidships and two on the fantail.
Three (Pringle, Stevens and Halford) were modified during construction by deleting the rear torpedo tube mount and the number 3 5-inch gun mount and putting an aircraft catapult in the space. This alteration was not a success and was not repeated. These three destroyers were later converted to the regular Fletcher-class configuration.
Service
Kamikaze damage to Newcomb following action off Okinawa, 1945
Nineteen Fletchers were lost during World War II; a further six more were severely damaged, evaluated as constructive total losses, and not repaired.[1] Postwar, the remainder were decommissioned and put into reserve. Of the 25 Fletchers sunk or deemed as constructive total losses, 17 were lost between March and July 1945 off Okinawa.
Ships lost
De Haven, sunk by Japanese aircraft off Savo Island, 1 February 1943
Strong, sunk by a torpedo fired by a Niizuki operating in the Kula Gulf from 11 miles away, believed to have been the longest range torpedo kill in history, 5 July 1943
Chevalier, scuttled after being torpedoed by a Japanese destroyer and accidentally rammed in the Naval Battle of Vella Lavella, 6 October 1943
Brownson, sunk by Japanese aircraft off Cape Gloucester, 26 December 1943
Hoel, sunk by Japanese surface ships, primarily from Japanese battleship Yamato in the Battle off Samar, 25 October 1944
Johnston, sunk by Japanese surface ships, primarily from Japanese battleship Yamato in the Battle off Samar, 25 October 1944
Abner Read, sunk by kamikazes in Leyte Gulf, 1 November 1944
Spence, foundered in Typhoon Cobra, 18 December 1944
Halligan, lost to a mine off Okinawa, 26 March 1945
Bush, sunk by kamikazes off Okinawa, 6 April 1945
Colhoun, sunk by kamikazes off Okinawa, 6 April 1945
Pringle, sunk by kamikazes off Okinawa, 16 April 1945
Little, sunk by kamikazes off Okinawa, 3 May 1945
Luce, sunk by kamikazes off Okinawa, 4 May 1945
Morrison, sunk by kamikazes off Okinawa, 4 May 1945
Longshaw, scuttled after running aground and receiving heavy shore fire south of Naha, Okinawa, 18 May 1945
William D. Porter, sunk by a kamikaze off Okinawa, 10 June 1945
Twiggs, sunk by kamikazes off Okinawa, 16 June 1945
Callaghan, sunk by Yokosuka K5Y kamikaze biplanes off Okinawa, 28 July 1945
Newcomb, damaged by kamikazes off Okinawa, 6 April 1945. Decommissioned, 20 November 1945. Sold for scrap, 28 March 1946.
Leutze, damaged by kamikazes off Okinawa, 6 April 1945. Decommissioned, 6 December 1945. Sold for scrap, 17 June 1947.
Hutchins, damaged by a suicide boat off Okinawa, 27 April 1945. Decommissioned, 30 November 1945. Sold for scrap, January 1948.
Haggard, damaged by kamikazes off Okinawa, 29 April 1945. Decommissioned, 1 November 1945. Sold for scrap, 3 March 1946.
Evans, damaged by kamikazes off Okinawa, 11 May 1945. Decommissioned, 7 November 1945. Sold for scrap, 11 February 1947.
Thatcher, damaged by kamikazes off Okinawa, 20 May 1945. Decommissioned, 23 November 1945. Sold for scrap, 23 January 1948.
Korean War
With the outbreak of the Korean War many were returned to active duty. During this time 39 were refitted under project SCB 74A, reducing their overall main armament and the number of torpedo tubes to accommodate other weapons. A new ahead-throwing weapon called Weapon Alpha was installed in many of the ships. Others carried trainable Hedgehogs. Eighteen ships were redesignated as escort destroyers (DDE), optimized for anti-submarine warfare; these reverted to destroyer (DD) designation in 1962.
Other navies
Many of the ships were sold to other navies during the mid-1950s, including:
Number of Fletcher-class destroyers sold to other navies
Country No. sold
Argentina 5[a] (see Brown-class destroyer)
Brazil 7 (see Pará-class destroyer)
Chile 2
Colombia 1
Greece 7
Italy 3 (see Fante-class destroyer)
Japan 2 (see Ariake-class destroyer)
Mexico 2
Peru 2
South Korea 3 (see Chungmu-class destroyer)
Spain 5 (see Lepanto-class destroyer)
Republic of China (Taiwan) 4
Turkey 4
West Germany 6 (see Zerstörer 1-class destroyer)
Any remaining were broken up in the 1970s. The last Fletcher in service, BAM Cuitlahuac (ex-John Rodgers), left the Mexican navy in 2001, meaning the total service life of the Fletchers stretched over almost six decades and into the 21st century.[1]
List of Fletcher-class destroyers sold to other navies
Country Pennant Ship name Former name Acquired Fate
Argentina D-20 ARA Almirante Brown USS Heermann 14 August 1961 Scrapped in 1982
D-21 ARA Espora USS Dortch 16 August 1961 Scrapped in 1977
D-22 ARA Rosales USS Stembel 7 August 1961 Scrapped in 1982
D-23 ARA Almirante Domecq Garcia USS Braine 17 August 1971 Sunk as a target on 7 October 1983
D-24 ARA Almirante Storni USS Cowell 17 August 1971 Scrapped in 1982
Brazil D27 Para USS Guest 5 June 1959 struck in 1978, sunk as a target on 23 February 1983
D28 Paraiba USS Bennett 15 December 1959 struck and scrapped in 1978
D29 Paraná USS Cushing 20 July 1961 struck in 1973 and scrapped in 1982
D30 Pernambuco USS Hailey 20 July 1961 sunk as a target about 1982
D31 Piaui USS Lewis Hancock 1 August 1967 struck and scrapped in 1989
D32 Santa Catarina USS Irwin 10 May 1968 struck in 1988 and sunk as a target in 1990
D33 Maranhao USS Shields 1 July 1972 struck and scrapped in 1990
Chile D-14 Blanco Encalada USS Wadleigh 26 July 1962 struck in 1982, sunk as a target on 28 September 1991
D-15 Cochrane USS Rooks 26 July 1962 struck in 1983, scrapped
N/A — USS Charles J. Badger 10 May 1974 scrapped and cannibalized
Colombia DD-01 ARC Antioquia USS Hale 23 January 1961 struck in 1973, scrapped
Germany D 170 Zerstörer 1 USS Anthony 1 January 1958 struck in 1976, sunk as a target on 16 May 1979
D 171 Zerstörer 2 USS Ringgold 14 July 1959 transferred to Hellenic Navy on 18 September 1981
D 172 Zerstörer 3 USS Wadsworth 6 October 1959 transferred to Hellenic Navy on 15 October 1980
D 178 Zerstörer 4 USS Claxton 16 December 1959 transferred to Hellenic Navy in February 1981
D 179 Zerstörer 5 USS Dyson 17 February 1960 transferred to Hellenic Navy in February 1982
D 180 Zerstörer 6 USS Charles Ausburne 12 April 1960 scrapped in October 1968
Greece D-06 Aspis USS Conner 15 September 1959 struck in 1991, scrapped in 1997
D-16 Velos USS Charrette 16 June 1959 Active - In commission as museum ship since 1991
D-28 Thyella USS Bradford 27 September 1962 struck in 1981, scrapped in 1981
D-42 Kimon USS Ringgold 18 September 1981 struck in 1993, scrapped in 1993
D-56 Lonchi USS Hall 9 February 1960 struck on 10 October 1990, scrapped in 1997
D-63 Navarinon USS Brown 27 September 1962 struck in 1981, scrapped in 1981
D-65 Nearchos USS Wadsworth 15 October 1980 struck in 1991, scrapped in 1991
D-85 Sfendoni USS Aulick 21 August 1959 struck in 1991, scrapped in 1997
N/A — USS Claxton February 1981 scrapped and cannibalized
N/A — USS Dyson February 1982 scrapped and cannibalized
Italy D-560 Lanciere USS Taylor 2 July 1969 struck in 1971 and cannibalized to provide spare parts for her sisters in Italian service
D-561 Fante USS Walker 2 July 1969 struck and broken up for scrap in 1977
D-555 Geniere USS Prichett 17 January 1970 struck and broken up for scrap in 1975
Japan 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 USS Capps 15 May 1957 struck in 1985, scrapped
D22 Almirante Ferrandíz USS David W. Taylor struck in 1987, scrapped
D23 Almirante Valdés USS Converse 1 July 1959 struck in 1986, scrapped in 1988
D24 Alcalá Galiano USS Jarvis 3 November 1960 struck in 1988, scrapped
D25 Jorge Juan USS McGowan 1 December 1960 struck in 1988, scrapped
South Korea 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 Ching Yang USS Mullany 6 October 1971 struck in 1999, sunk as a target on 1 November 2001
DDG-918 ROCS An Yang USS Kimberly 1 June 1967 struck in 1999, sunk as a target on 14 October 2003
DDG-919 ROCS Kuen Yang USS Yarnall 10 June 1968 struck in 1999, scrapped
Surviving ships
The former USS Cassin Young preserved as a museum ship in 2007
Four Fletcher-class destroyers are preserved as museum ships. Three are in the United States and one is in Greece, although only Kidd retains her World War II configuration.
Velos is the only vessel still in commission. Velos alongside G. Averof are ceremonially commissioned by the Hellenic Navy having Palaio Faliro as their base. Their crew are active Officers of Hellenic Navy. Velos still retains its complete armament and equipment (as modernized in 1950s). In September 2019 its crew took her to Thessaloniki for a short 3-month stay. As of October 2020, she remains in Thessaloniki and she has been visited by over 157.000 visitors.
All three American museum ships have been designated as National Historic Landmarks.[11][12][13]
Surviving ships
USS The Sullivans (DD-537), in Buffalo, New York
USS Kidd (DD-661), in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
USS Cassin Young (DD-793), in Boston, Massachusetts
Velos (D16), in Palaio Faliro, Greece
Surviving parts
USS Fletcher (DD-445), in National Museum of the United States Navy, Washington, D.C.[14]
USS Radford (DD-446), in USS Orleck Naval Museum, Louisiana[15]
USS Nicholas (DD-449), in the Veterans Memorial Museum in Chehalis, Washington[16] and at Center House, Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C.[17]
USS Renshaw (DD-499), in Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum, Virginia
USS Foote (DD-511), in National Museum of the Pacific War, Texas[18]
USS Hailey (DD-556), on a naval base in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
USS Smalley (DD-565), in Freedom Park, Omaha, Nebraska
USS Dyson (DD-572), in Heritage Veterans Memorial Plaza, Texas[19]
USS Izard (DD-589), in Ohio State University, Ohio[20]
USS Caperton (DD-650), aboard USS Kidd (DD-661), in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
USS Knapp (DD-653), in Columbia River Maritime Museum, Oregon[21]
USS Chauncey (DD-667), aboard USS Kidd (DD-661), in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
USS Monssen (DD-798), in Freedom Park, Nebraska
Zerstörer 1 (D170) or Zerstörer 6 (D180), in Bundeswehr Military History Museum, Dresden[22]
Zerstörer 6 (D180), in Marbeck-Heiden train station, Marbeck[23]
ROCS Ching Yang (DD-9), in Yuanzhiluxiuxian Park, Tainan City[24] and Táinán jūn shǐ gōngyuán Park, Tainan City
ROKS Chungmu (DD-91), in Yongsan War Memorial, Seoul[25][26]
TCG İçel (D-344), in Derince Naval Base, Kocaeli, Turkey.
Notes
In 2018, Kidd was used as the filming location for the fictional USS Keeling DD-548 (codenamed Greyhound), from C. S. Forester's novel The Good Shepherd, in her appearance in the book's 2020 cinematic adaptation, Greyhound.[27][28]
On 14 April 2022, museum ship USS The Sullivans sank at her pier in the Buffalo Naval Park. The depth of water prevented complete sinking. Since then, the ship has been refloated and restoration of the ship's electric system and interior spaces is ongoing.[29]
On 29 March 2023, the Museum of Antidictatorial Struggle HS Velos D-16 sustained damage caused by a storm while docked at Nea Paralia, Thessaloniki. Two tug boats were sent out to prevent further damage by holding her in place. After an investigation by the Ministry of Shipping,[30] the damage was deemed non-threatening to the stability and durability of the ship.[31] Similarly on 19 November 2023 strong gales caused its stern to slam onto the promenade of Nea Paralia resulting in the stern being breached. The day after repair operations began.[31][32]
Ships in class
See List of Fletcher-class destroyers
See also
List of destroyer classes of the United States Navy
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List of Fletcher-class destroyers and their dispositions. There were 175 of them built during World War II.[1]
Ships in class
Ships of the Fletcher destroyer class
Name Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Commissioned / Recommissioned Decommissioned Fate
Fletcher 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 [1]
17 October 1949 10 November 1969[4]
Jenkins DD-447 27 November 1941 21 June 1942 31 July 1942 1 May 1946 Sold for scrap, 17 February 1971 [2][5]
2 November 1951 2 July 1969
La Vallette DD-448 27 November 1941 21 June 1942 12 August 1942 16 April 1946[6] Sold to Peru as parts donor, 26 July 1974 scrapped [3][4]
Nicholas DD-449 Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine 3 March 1941 19 February 1942 4 June 1942 12 June 1946 Sold for scrap, October 1970 [5]
19 February 1951 30 January 1970
O'Bannon DD-450 3 March 1941 19 February 1942 26 June 1942 21 May 1946 Sold for scrap, 6 June 1970 [6]
19 February 1951 30 January 1970
Chevalier DD-451 30 April 1941[7] 11 April 1942 20 July 1942[8] — Sunk, Naval Battle of Vella Lavella, 6 October 1943[8]
Saufley DD-465 Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey 27 January 1942 19 July 1942 29 August 1942 12 June 1946 Sunk as target, 20 February 1968 [7]
15 December 1949 29 January 1965
Waller DD-466 12 February 1942 15 August 1942 1 October 1942 10 June 1946 Sunk as target, 17 June 1970 [8]
5 July 1950 15 July 1969
Strong DD-467 Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine 30 April 1941[9] 17 May 1942 7 August 1942[9] — Sunk, 5 July 1943 [9][9]
Taylor DD-468 28 August 1941 7 June 1942 28 August 1942 31 May 1946 Transferred to Italy, 2 July 1969 [10]
3 December 1951 3 June 1969
De Haven DD-469 27 September 1941[10] 28 June 1942 21 September 1942[11] — Sunk, 1 February 1943[11]
Bache DD-470 Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Staten Island, New York 19 November 1941[12] 7 July 1942 14 November 1942[12] 4 February 1946[12] Wrecked, 6 February 1968[12]
1 October 1951[12] 1 March 1968[12]
Beale DD-471 19 December 1941 24 August 1942 23 December 1942 11 April 1946 Sunk as target, 24 June 1969 [11]
1 November 1951 30 September 1968
Guest DD-472 Boston Navy Yard 27 September 1941 20 February 1942 15 December 1942 4 June 1946 Transferred to Brazil, 5 June 1959 [12][13]
Bennett DD-473 10 December 1941 16 April 1942 9 February 1943 18 April 1946 Transferred to Brazil, 15 December 1959 [14][15]
Fullam DD-474 10 December 1941 16 April 1942 2 March 1943 15 January 1947 Sunk as target, 7 July 1962 [16]
Hudson DD-475 20 February 1942 3 June 1942 13 April 1943 31 May 1946 Sold for scrap, 27 November 1973 [17][18]
Hutchins DD-476 27 September 1941 20 February 1942 17 November 1942 30 November 1945 Sold for scrap, January 1948 [19]
Pringle DD-477 Charleston Navy Yard 31 July 1941 2 May 1942 15 September 1942 — Sunk, 16 April 1945 [20]
Stanly DD-478 15 September 1941 May 2, 1942 15 October 1942 October 1946 Sold for scrap, 16 December 1971 [21]
Stevens DD-479 30 December 1941 24 June 1942 1 February 1943 2 July 1946 Sold for scrap, 27 November 1973 [22][23]
Halford DD-480 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard 3 June 1941 29 October 1942 10 April 1943 15 May 1946 Sold for scrap, 2 April 1970 [24]
Leutze DD-481 3 June 1941 29 October 1942 4 March 1944 6 December 1945 Sold for scrap, 17 June 1947 [25]
Watson DD-482 Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey — Contract cancelled 7 January 1946[13]
Philip DD-498 7 May 1942[14] 13 October 1942 21 November 1942[14] 1 February 1946[15] Sank in a storm, 2 February 1972[15]
30 June 1950[14] 30 September 1968[14]
Renshaw DD-499 7 May 1942 13 October 1942 5 December 1942 February 1947 Sold for scrap, October 1970 [26][27]
June 1950 14 February 1970
Ringgold DD-500 25 June 1942 11 November 1942 30 December 1942 23 March 1946 Transferred to West German Navy, 14 July 1959 [28][29]
Schroeder DD-501 25 June 1942 11 November 1942 1 January 1943 29 April 1946 Sold for scrap, 1 January 1974 [30][31]
Sigsbee DD-502 22 July 1942 7 December 1942 23 January 1943 31 March 1947 Sold for scrap, 31 July 1975 [32][33]
Conway DD-507 Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine 5 November 1941 16 August 1942 9 October 1942 25 June 1946 Sunk as a target 26 June 1970 [34]
8 November 1950 15 November 1969
Cony DD-508 24 December 1941 16 August 1942 30 October 1942 18 June 1946 Sunk as a target, 20 March 1970 [35]
17 November 1949 2 July 1969
Converse DD-509 23 February 1942 30 August 1942 20 November 1942 23 April 1946 Transferred to Spain, 1 July 1959 [36][37]
Eaton DD-510 17 March 1942 20 September 1942 4 December 1942 21 June 1946 Sunk as target, 27 March 1970 [38]
11 December 1951 30 May 1969
Foote DD-511 14 April 1942 11 October 1942 22 December 1942 18 April 1946 Sold for scrap, 2 January 1974 [39][40]
Spence DD-512 18 May 1942[16] 27 October 1942 8 January 1943[16] — Foundered, 18 December 1944[16]
Terry DD-513 8 June 1942 22 November 1942 26 January 1943 11 July 1947 Transferred to Peru 26 July 1974 for spare parts [41][42]
Thatcher DD-514 20 June 1942[17] 6 December 1942 10 February 1943[17] 23 November 1945[17] Sold for scrap, 23 January 1948[17]
Anthony DD-515 17 August 1942 20 December 1942 26 February 1943 17 April 1946 Transferred to West Germany, 17 January 1958 [43][44]
Wadsworth DD-516 18 August 1942 10 January 1943 16 March 1943 18 April 1946 Transferred to West Germany, 6 October 1959 [45][46]
Walker DD-517 31 August 1942 31 January 1943 3 April 1943 31 May 1946 Sold to Italy, 2 July 1969 [47]
15 September 1950 2 July 1969
Brownson DD-518 Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Staten Island, New York 15 February 1942[18] 24 September 1942 3 February 1943[18] — Sunk, 26 December 1943[18]
Daly DD-519 29 April 1942 24 October 1942 10 March 1943 18 April 1946 Sold for scrap, 22 April 1976 [48][49]
6 July 1951 2 May 1960
Isherwood DD-520 12 May 1942 24 November 1942 12 April 1943 1 February 1946 Loaned to Peru, 8 October 1961 [50][51]
5 April 1951 11 September 1961
Kimberly DD-521 27 July 1942 4 February 1943 22 May 1943 5 February 1947 Loaned to Taiwan, 1 June 1967 [52][53]
8 February 1951 15 January 1954
Luce DD-522 24 August 1942 6 March 1943 21 June 1943 — Sunk, 4 May 1945 [54]
Abner Read DD-526 Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California 30 October 1941 18 August 1942 5 February 1943 Sunk, 1 November 1944 [55]
Ammen DD-527 29 November 1941 17 September 1942 20 March 1943 15 April 1946 Sold for scrap, 20 April 1961 [56]
5 April 1951 15 September 1960
Mullany DD-528 15 January 1942 10 October 1942 23 April 1943 14 February 1946 Transferred to Taiwan, 6 October 1971 [57]
8 March 1951 6 October 1971
Bush DD-529 12 February 1942 27 October 1942 10 May 1943 — Sunk, 6 April 1945 [58]
Trathen DD-530 17 March 1942 [59] 22 October 1942 28 May 1943 18 January 1946 Used as target hulk November 1973, scrapped [60][61]
1 August 1951 11 May 1965
Hazelwood DD-531 11 April 1942 20 November 1942 18 June 1943 18 January 1946 Sold for scrap 14 April 1976 [62][63]
12 September 1951 19 March 1965
Heermann DD-532 8 May 1942 5 December 1942 6 July 1943 12 June 1946 Transferred to Argentina, 14 August 1961.[64][65]
12 September 1951 20 December 1957
Hoel DD-533 4 June 1942 19 December 1942 19 July 1943 — Sunk, Battle off Samar, 25 October 1944 [66]
McCord DD-534 17 March 1942 [67] 10 January 1943 19 August 1943 15 January 1947 Sold for scrap 2 January 1974 [68][69]
1 August 1951 9 June 1954
Miller DD-535 18 August 1942 15 February 1943 31 August 1943 19 December 1945 Sold for scrap, 31 July 1975 [70][71]
19 May 1951 30 June 1964
Owen DD-536 17 September 1942 21 March 1943 20 September 1943 10 December 1946 Sold for scrap, 27 November 1973 [72][73]
17 August 1951 27 May 1958
The Sullivans DD-537 10 October 1942 4 April 1943 30 September 1943 10 January 1946 Donated to Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park, Buffalo, New York [74][75]
6 July 1951 7 January 1965
Stephen Potter DD-538 27 October 1942 28 April 1943 21 October 1943 21 September 1945 Sold for scrap, 27 November 1973 [76][77]
29 March 1951 21 April 1958
Tingey DD-539 22 October 1942 28 May 1943 25 November 1943 March 1946 Sunk as target, May 1966 [78]
27 January 1951 30 November 1963
Twining DD-540 20 November 1942 11 July 1943 1 December 1943 14 June 1946 Sold to Taiwan, 16 August 1971 [79]
10 June 1950 1 July 1971
Yarnall DD-541 5 December 1942 25 July 1943 30 December 1943 15 January 1947 Loaned to Taiwan, 10 June 1968 [80][81]
28 February 1951 30 September 1958
Boyd DD-544 Bethlehem Steel Company, San Pedro, California, Terminal Island 2 April 1942 29 October 1942 8 May 1943 15 January 1947 Transferred to Turkey, 1 October 1969 [82][83]
24 November 1950 1 October 1969
Bradford DD-545 28 April 1942 12 December 1942 12 June 1943 11 July 1946 Transferred to Hellenic Navy, 27 September 1962 [84][85]
27 October 1950 28 September 1961
Brown DD-546 27 June 1942 21 February 1943 10 July 1943 1 August 1946 Transferred to Hellenic Navy, 27 September 1962 [86][87]
27 October 1950 9 February 1962
Cowell DD-547 7 September 1942 18 March 1943 23 August 1943 22 July 1946 Transferred to Argentina, 17 August 1971 [88][89]
21 September 1951 17 August 1971
Capps DD-550 Gulf Shipbuilding Corporation, Chickasaw, Alabama 12 June 1941 31 May 1942 23 June 1943 15 January 1947 Transferred to Spain, 15 May 1957 [90][91]
David W. Taylor DD-551 12 June 1941 4 July 1942 18 September 1943 17 August 1946 Leased to Spain, 15 May 1957 [92][93]
Evans DD-552 21 July 1941 4 October 1942 11 December 1943 7 November 1945 Sold for scrap, 11 February 1947 [94]
John D. Henley DD-553 21 July 1941 15 November 1942 2 February 1944 30 April 1946 Sold for scrap, May 1970 [95]
Franks DD-554 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, Seattle, Washington 8 March 1942 7 December 1942 30 July 1943 31 May 1946 Sold for scrap, 1 August 1973 [96][97]
Haggard DD-555 27 March 1942 9 February 1943 31 August 1943 1 November 1945 Sold for scrap, 3 March 1946 [98]
Hailey DD-556 11 April 1942 9 March 1943 30 September 1943 27 January 1946 Loaned to Brazil, 20 July 1961 [99][100]
27 April 1951 3 November 1960
Johnston DD-557 6 May 1942 25 March 1943 27 October 1943 — Sunk, Battle off Samar 25 October 1944 [101]
Laws DD-558 19 May 1942 22 April 1943 18 November 1943 10 December 1946 Sold for scrap, 3 December 1973 [102][103]
2 November 1951 30 March 1964
Longshaw DD-559 16 June 1942 4 June 1943 4 December 1943 — Ran aground, 18 May 1945 [104]
Morrison DD-560 30 June 1942 4 July 1943 18 December 1943 Sunk, 4 May 1945 [105]
Prichett DD-561 20 July 1942 31 July 1943 15 January 1944 14 March 1946 Transferred to Italy, 17 January 1970 [106]
17 August 1951 10 January 1970
Robinson DD-562 12 August 1942 28 August 1943 31 January 1944 12 June 1946 Sunk as target, 13 April 1982 [107][108]
3 August 1951 1 April 1964
Ross DD-563 7 September 1942 10 September 1943 21 February 1944 4 June 1946 Sunk as a target, 26 January 1978 [109][110]
27 October 1951 6 November 1959
Rowe DD-564 7 December 1942 30 September 1943 13 March 1944 31 January 1947 Sunk as a target, 23 February 1978 [111][112]
5 October 1951 6 November 1959
Smalley DD-565 14 February 1943 27 October 1943 31 March 1944 18 July 1946 Sold for scrap, 4 January 1966 [113]
3 July 1951 30 September 1957
Stoddard DD-566 10 March 1943 19 November 1943 15 April 1944 8 July 1946 Sunk in an exercise, 22 July 1997 [114][115]
9 March 1951 26 September 1969
Watts DD-567 26 March 1943 31 December 1943 29 April 1944 12 April 1946 Sold for scrap, 5 September 1974 [116][117]
6 July 1951 26 September 1969
Wren DD-568 24 April 1943 29 January 1944 20 May 1944 13 July 1946 Sold for scrap, 22 October 1975 [118][119]
7 September 1951 30 December 1963
Aulick DD-569 Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas 14 May 1941 2 March 1942 27 October 1942 18 April 1946 Transferred to Hellenic Navy, 21 August 1959 [120][121]
Charles Ausburne DD-570 14 May 1941 16 March 1942 24 November 1942 18 April 1946 Transferred to West Germany, 12 April 1960 [122]
Claxton DD-571 25 June 1941 1 April 1942 8 December 1942 18 April 1946 Transferred to West Germany, 16 December 1959 [123][124]
Dyson DD-572 25 June 1941 15 April 1942 30 December 1942 31 March 1947 Transferred to West Germany, 17 February 1960 [125][126]
Harrison DD-573 25 June 1941 4 May 1942 25 January 1943 1 April 1946 Sold to Mexico, 19 Aug 1970 [127]
John Rodgers DD-574 25 July 1941 7 May 1942 9 February 1943 25 May 1946 Transferred to Mexico, 19 Aug 1970 [128][129]
McKee DD-575 2 March 1942 2 August 1942 31 March 1943 25 February 1946 Sold for scrap, 2 January 1974 [130][131]
Murray DD-576 16 March 1942 16 August 1942 20 April 1943 27 March 1946 Sold for scrap, 16 August 1966 [132]
16 October 1951 1 June 1965
Sproston DD-577 1 April 1942 31 August 1942 19 May 1943 18 January 1946 Sold for scrap, 15 September 1971 [133]
15 September 1950 30 September 1968
Wickes DD-578 15 April 1942 13 September 1942 16 June 1943 20 December 1945 Sunk as target 8 April 1974 [134][135]
William D. Porter DD-579 7 May 1942 27 September 1942 6 July 1943 — Sunk, 10 June 1945 [136]
Young DD-580 7 May 1942 15 October 1942 31 July 1943 January 1947 Sunk as a target, 6 March 1970 [137]
Charrette DD-581 Boston Navy Yard 20 February 1942 3 June 1942 18 May 1943 15 January 1947 Transferred to Hellenic Navy, 16 June 1959 [138][139]
Conner DD-582 6 April 1942 18 July 1942 8 June 1943 5 July 1946 Transferred to Hellenic Navy, 15 September 1959 [140][141]
Hall DD-583 16 April 1942 18 July 1942 6 July 1943 10 December 1946 Transferred to Hellenic Navy, 9 February 1960 [142][143]
Halligan DD-584 9 November 1942 19 March 1943 19 August 1943 — Lost to mine, 26 March 1945 [144]
Haraden DD-585 9 November 1942 19 March 1943 16 September 1943 2 July 1946 Sunk as a target, November 1973 [145][146]
Newcomb DD-586 19 March 1943 4 July 1943 10 November 1943 20 November 1945 Scrapped, October 1947 [147]
Bell DD-587 Charleston Navy Yard 30 December 1941 24 June 1942 4 March 1943 14 June 1946 Sunk as target, 11 May 1975 [148][149]
Burns DD-588 9 May 1942 8 August 1942 3 April 1943 25 June 1946 Sunk as a target, 20 June 1974 [150][151]
Izard DD-589 9 May 1942 8 August 1942 15 May 1943 31 May 1946 Sold for scrap, 2 April 1970 [152]
Paul Hamilton DD-590 20 January 1943 7 April 1943 25 October 1943 24 September 1945 Sold for scrap, 2 April 1970 [153]
Twiggs DD-591 20 January 1943 7 April 1943 4 November 1943 — Sunk, 16 June 1945 [154]
Howorth DD-592 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard 26 November 1941 10 January 1943 3 April 1944 30 April 1946 Sunk as target, 8 March 1962 [155]
Killen DD-593 26 November 1941 10 January 1943 4 May 1944 9 July 1946 Sunk as a target, 15 April 1975 [156]
Hart DD-594 10 August 1943 25 September 1944 4 November 1944 31 May 1946 Sold for scrap, 3 December 1973 [157][158]
Metcalf DD-595 10 August 1943 25 September 1944 18 November 1944 March 1946 Sold for scrap, 6 June 1972 [159]
Shields DD-596 10 August 1943 25 September 1944 8 February 1945 14 June 1946 Transferred to Brazil, 1 July 1972 [160]
15 July 1950 1 July 1972
Wiley DD-597 10 August 1943 25 September 1944 22 February 1945 15 May 1946 Sold for scrap, 2 April 1970 [161]
Abbot DD-629 Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine 21 September 1942 17 February 1943 23 April 1943 21 May 1946 Sold for scrap, 31 July 1975 [162][163]
26 February 1951 26 March 1965
Braine DD-630 12 October 1942 7 March 1943 11 May 1943 26 July 1946 Transferred to Argentina, 17 August 1971 [164][165]
6 April 1951 17 August 1971
Erben DD-631 28 October 1942 21 March 1943 28 May 1943 31 May 1946 Transferred to South Korea, 16 May 1963 [166][167]
19 May 1951 27 June 1958
Hale DD-642 23 November 1942 4 April 1943 15 June 1943 15 January 1947 Transferred to Colombia, 23 January 1961 [168][169]
24 March 1951 30 July 1960
Sigourney DD-643 7 December 1942 24 April 1943 29 June 1943 20 March 1946 Sold for scrap, 31 July 1975 [170][171]
7 September 1951 1 May 1960
Stembel DD-644 21 December 1942 8 May 1943 16 July 1943 31 May 1946 Loaned to Argentina, 7 August 1961 [172][173]
9 November 1951 27 May 1958
Albert W. Grant DD-649 Charleston Navy Yard 30 December 1942 29 May 1943 24 November 1943 16 July 1946 Sold for scrap, 30 May 1972 [174]
Caperton DD-650 Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine 11 January 1943 22 May 1943 30 July 1943 6 July 1946 Sunk as a target in the 1980s [175][176]
6 April 1951 27 April 1960
Cogswell DD-651 1 February 1943 5 June 1943 17 August 1943 30 April 1946 Transferred to Turkey, 1 October 1969 [177]
7 January 1951 1 October 1969
Ingersoll DD-652 18 February 1943 28 June 1943 31 August 1943 19 July 1946 Sunk as a target, 19 May 1974 [178][179]
4 May 1951 20 January 1970
Knapp DD-653 8 March 1943 10 July 1943 16 September 1943 5 July 1946 Sold for scrap, 27 August 1973 [180][181]
3 May 1951 4 March 1957
Bearss DD-654 Gulf Shipbuilding Corporation, Chickasaw, Alabama 14 July 1942 25 July 1943 12 April 1944 31 January 1947 Sold for scrap, 14 April 1976 [182][183]
7 September 1951 30 December 1963
John Hood DD-655 12 October 1942 25 October 1943 7 June 1944 3 July 1946 Sold for scrap, 12 April 1976 [184][185]
3 August 1951 30 June 1964
Van Valkenburgh DD-656 15 November 1942 19 December 1943 2 August 1944 12 April 1946 Transferred to Turkey, 28 February 1967 [186][187]
8 March 1951 26 February 1954
Charles J. Badger DD-657 Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Staten Island, New York 24 September 1942 3 April 1943 23 July 1943 21 May 1946 Sold to Chile for parts, 10 May 1974 [188][189]
10 September 1951 20 December 1957
Colahan DD-658 24 October 1942 3 May 1943 23 August 1943 14 June 1946 Sunk as a target, 18 December 1966 [190]
16 December 1950 1 August 1966
Dashiell DD-659 Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey 1 October 1942 6 February 1943 20 March 1943 30 March 1946 Sold for scrap, 21 September 1975 [191][192]
3 May 1951 29 April 1960
Bullard DD-660 16 October 1942 28 February 1943 9 April 1943 20 December 1946 Sold for scrap, 3 December 1973 [193][194]
Kidd DD-661 16 October 1942 28 February 1943 23 April 1943 10 December 1946 Museum ship [195][196]
28 March 1951 19 June 1964
Bennion DD-662 Boston Navy Yard 19 March 1943 4 July 1943 14 December 1943 20 June 1946 Sold for scrap, 30 May 1973 [197]
Heywood L. Edwards DD-663 4 July 1943 6 October 1943 26 January 1944 1 July 1946 Transferred to Japan, 10 March 1959 [198][199]
Richard P. Leary DD-664 4 July 1943 6 October 1943 23 February 1944 10 December 1946 Transferred to Japan, 10 March 1959 [200][201]
Bryant DD-665 Charleston Navy Yard 30 December 1942 29 May 1943 4 December 1943 15 January 1947 Sunk as a target, 24 August 1969 [202]
Black DD-666 Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey 14 November 1942 28 March 1943 21 May 1943 5 August 1946 Sold for scrap, 17 February 1971 [203][204]
18 July 1951 26 September 1969
Chauncey DD-667 14 November 1942 28 March 1943 31 May 1943 19 December 1945 Sold for scrap, 2 January 1974 [205][206]
18 July 1950 14 May 1954
Clarence K. Bronson DD-668 9 December 1942 18 April 1943 11 June 1943 16 July 1946 Transferred to Turkey, 14 January 1967 [207][208]
7 June 1951 29 June 1960
Cotten DD-669 8 February 1943 12 June 1943 24 July 1943 15 July 1946 Sold for scrap, 31 July 1975 [209][210]
3 July 1951 2 May 1960
Dortch DD-670 2 March 1943 20 June 1943 7 August 1943 19 July 1946 Transferred to Argentina, 1 August 1961 [211][212]
4 May 1951 13 December 1957
Gatling DD-671 3 March 1943 20 June 1943 19 August 1943 16 July 1946 Sold for scrap, 22 February 1977 [213][214]
4 June 1951 2 May 1960
Healy DD-672 4 March 1943 4 July 1943 3 September 1943 11 July 1946 Sold for scrap, 12 April 1976 [215][216]
3 August 1951 11 March 1958
Hickox DD-673 12 March 1943 4 July 1943 10 September 1943 10 December 1946 Transferred to South Korea, 15 November 1968 [217][218]
19 May 1951 20 December 1957
Hunt DD-674 31 March 1943 1 August 1943 22 September 1943 15 December 1945 Sold for scrap, 14 August 1975 [219][220]
31 October 1951 30 December 1963
Lewis Hancock DD-675 31 March 1943 1 August 1943 29 September 1943 10 January 1946 Transferred to Brazil, 1 August 1967 [221][222]
19 May 1951 18 December 1957
Marshall DD-676 29 April 1943 29 August 1943 16 October 1943 December 1945 Sold for scrap, July 1970 [223][224]
27 April 1951 19 July 1969
McDermut DD-677 14 June 1943 17 October 1943 19 November 1943 15 January 1947 Sold for scrap, 4 January 1966 [225]
29 December 1950 16 December 1963
McGowan DD-678 30 June 1943 14 November 1943 20 December 1943 30 April 1946 Transferred to Spain, 1 December 1960 [226][227]
6 July 1951 30 November 1960
McNair DD-679 30 June 1943 14 November 1943 30 December 1943 28 May 1946 Sold for scrap, 10 June 1976 [228][229]
6 July 1951 30 December 1963
Melvin DD-680 6 July 1943 17 October 1943 24 November 1943 31 May 1946 Sold for scrap, 14 August 1975 [230][231]
26 February 1951 13 January 1954
Hopewell DD-681 Bethlehem Steel Company, San Pedro, California, Terminal Island 29 October 1942 2 May 1943 30 September 1943 15 January 1947 Sunk as target, 11 February 1972 [232]
28 March 1951 2 January 1970
Porterfield DD-682 12 December 1942 13 June 1943 30 October 1943 15 July 1946 Sunk as a target, 18 July 1982 [233][234]
27 April 1951 7 November 1969
Stockham DD-683 Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California 19 December 1942 25 June 1943 11 February 1944 30 August 1946 Sunk as target 17 February 1977 [235][236]
14 November 1951 2 September 1957
Wedderburn DD-684 10 January 1943 1 August 1943 9 March 1944 April 4, 1946 Sold for scrap, 25 January 1972 [237]
21 November 1950 1 October 1969
Picking DD-685 Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Staten Island, New York 24 November 1942 1 June 1943 21 September 1943 20 December 1945 Sunk as a target, 27 February 1997 [238][239]
26 January 1951 6 September 1969
Halsey Powell DD-686 3 February 1943 30 June 1943 25 October 1943 10 December 1946 Transferred to the Republic of Korea, 27 April 1968 [240][241]
27 April 1951 27 April 1968
Uhlmann DD-687 6 March 1943 30 July 1943 22 November 1943 14 June 1946 Sold for scrap, 21 March 1974 [242][243]
23 May 1950 15 July 1972
Remey DD-688 Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine 22 March 1943 25 July 1943 30 September 1943 10 December 1946 Sold for scrap, 10 June 1976 [244][245]
14 November 1951 30 December 1963
Wadleigh DD-689 5 April 1943 7 August 1943 19 October 1943 20 June 1946 Transferred to Chile, 26 July 1972 [246][247]
3 October 1951 28 June 1962
Norman Scott DD-690 26 April 1943 28 August 1943 5 November 1943 30 April 1946 Sold for scrap, 3 December 1973 [248][249]
Mertz DD-691 10 May 1943 11 September 1943 19 November 1943 23 April 1946 Sold for scrap, 16 December 1971 [250]
Callaghan DD-792 Bethlehem Steel Company, San Pedro, California, Terminal Island 21 February 1943 1 August 1943 27 November 1943 — Sunk, 28 July 1945 [251]
Cassin Young DD-793 18 March 1943 12 September 1943 31 December 1943 28 May 1946 Museum ship at the former Boston Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts [252][253]
8 September 1951 29 April 1960
Irwin DD-794 2 May 1943 31 October 1943 14 February 1944 31 May 1946 Transferred to Brazil, 10 May 1968 [254][255]
26 February 1951 10 January 1958
Preston DD-795 13 June 1943 12 December 1943 20 March 1944 24 April 1946 Transferred to Turkey, 15 November 1969 [256][257]
26 January 1951 15 November 1969
Benham DD-796 Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Staten Island, New York 23 April 1943 30 August 1943 20 December 1943 18 October 1946 Loaned to Peru, 15 December 1960 [258][259]
24 March 1951 30 June 1960
Cushing DD-797 3 May 1943 30 September 1943 17 January 1944 3 February 1947 Loaned to Brazil, 20 July 1961 [260][261]
17 August 1951 8 November 1960
Monssen DD-798 1 June 1943 30 October 1943 14 February 1944 30 April 1946 Sold for scrap, 21 October 1963 [262][263]
31 October 1951 September 1957 or 11 December 1957
Jarvis DD-799 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, Seattle, Washington 7 June 1943 14 February 1944 3 June 1944 29 June 1946 Transferred to Spain, 3 November 1960 [264][265]
8 February 1951 24 October 1960
Porter DD-800 6 July 1943 13 March 1944 24 June 1944 3 July 1946 Sold for scrap, 21 March 1974 [266][267]
9 February 1951 10 August 1953
Colhoun DD-801 3 August 1943 10 April 1944 8 July 1944 — Sunk, 6 April 1945 [268]
Gregory DD-802 31 August 1943 8 May 1944 29 July 1944 15 January 1947 Sunk as a target, 4 March 1971 [269]
27 April 1951 1 February 1964
Little DD-803 13 September 1943 22 May 1944 19 August 1944 — Sunk, 3 May 1945 [270]
Rooks DD-804 27 October 1943 6 June 1944 2 September 1944 11 June 1946 Transferred to Chile, 26 July 1962 [271][272]
19 May 1951 26 July 1962
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