Fletcher-class destroyers

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Fletcher-class_destroyers

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:ship
gptkbp:armament	anti-aircraft guns depth charge projectors 10 × 21-inch torpedo tubes 5 × 5-inch/38 caliber guns
gptkbp:beam	39.75 ft
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement	329
gptkbp:designedBy	gptkb:Gibbs_&_Cox
gptkbp:displacement	2,050 tons (standard)
gptkbp:draught	17.9 ft
gptkbp:endDate	1971
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Fletcher-class destroyers
gptkbp:length	376.5 ft
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:Frank_Friday_Fletcher
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Battle_of_Surigao_Strait gptkb:Battle_of_Samar gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:notableFeature	versatile design large production run heavy anti-aircraft armament
gptkbp:notableShip	gptkb:USS_Radford_(DD-446) gptkb:USS_The_Sullivans_(DD-537) gptkb:USS_Fletcher_(DD-445) gptkb:USS_Kidd_(DD-661) gptkb:USS_Johnston_(DD-557) gptkb:USS_Cassin_Young_(DD-793) gptkb:USS_Abner_Read_(DD-526) gptkb:USS_Heermann_(DD-532) gptkb:USS_Hoel_(DD-533) gptkb:USS_Spence_(DD-512)
gptkbp:numberBuilt	175
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:preservedShip	gptkb:USS_The_Sullivans_(DD-537) gptkb:USS_Kidd_(DD-661) gptkb:USS_Cassin_Young_(DD-793) USS Charrette (DD-581) (as Velos in Greece)
gptkbp:primaryEraOfService	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:propulsion	steam turbines
gptkbp:range	6,500 nautical miles at 15 knots
gptkbp:speed	35 knots
gptkbp:startYear	1942
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:United_States_Navy gptkb:Mexican_Navy gptkb:South_Korean_Navy gptkb:Japanese_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force gptkb:German_Navy gptkb:Greek_Navy gptkb:Spanish_Navy gptkb:Turkish_Navy gptkb:Italian_Navy
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Federal_Shipbuilding_and_Drydock_Company gptkb:FRAM_I_modernization
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6