SDMM-Destroyer- Gearingr Class-12-inch-master. The Gearing design was a minor modification of the Allen M. Sumner class, whereby the hull was lengthened by 14 ft (4.3 m) at amidships, which resulted in more fuel storage space and increased the operating range. Photographs of the six retained DDRs show no markings on the DASH landing deck, as well as a much smaller deckhouse than was usually provided for DASH, so they may not have been equipped with DASH. went aboard and special operations, two twin 40mm anti-aircraft gun mounts (in place of the single quad 1.1" The Gearing class is a group of 105 destroyers built for the United States Navy during and after World War II. Shipyard Overhaul Plans, Plans FREE SHIPPING in the USA - Note that our model prices include shipping and insurance within the USA. provides two twin 5"/38 dual-purpose gun mounts (one forward and one atop This alteration was not a success and was not repeated. Historical Foundation, unless otherwise stated. Styles" Book # 3 (1939-1944) Some went on to serve during the Korean War and into the Vietnam War.[3]. Upgraded systems included SQS-23 sonar, SPS-10 surface search radar, two triple Mark 32 torpedo tubes, an 8-cell Anti-Submarine Rocket (ASROC) box launcher, and one QH-50C DASH ASW drone helicopter, with its own landing pad and hangar. if(MSFPhover) { MSFPnav3n=MSFPpreload("_derived/sumner_class.htm_cmp_clearday110_hbtn.gif"); MSFPnav3h=MSFPpreload("_derived/sumner_class.htm_cmp_clearday110_hbtn_a.gif"); } They were replaced as ASW ships by the Spruance-class destroyers, which were commissioned 1975-83. One depth charge rack was removed and two Hedgehog ASW mortar mounts added. { The Gyrodyne QH-50C DASH was an unmanned anti-submarine helicopter, controlled remotely from the ship. (Resolution 3719x1759 File Size 1.1 MB). FRAM II ships included six DDRs and six DDEs that retained their specialized equipment (19601961), as well as four DDRs that were converted to DDs and were nearly identical to the Allen M. Sumner class FRAM IIs (19621963). Grebe was mainly intended for use against deep-diving submarines. He informed me that, unfortunately, Dragon is in a hiatus from any further new destroyers for awhile. DD-710 to DD-721 awarded to Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny. Parks and Ernest G. Small. Keep fingers and dust away - forever! // -->