The 18 Forrest Sherman-class destroyers comprised the first post-war class of US destroyers. Commissioned beginning in 1955, these ships served until the...
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Elmo Zumwalt in 1970. The Forrest Sherman-class destroyer and the airfield at Naval Air Station Pensacola (Forrest Sherman Field) were named for him....
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USS Forrest Sherman (DD-931) was the lead ship of her class of destroyer of the United States Navy. She was named for Admiral Forrest Sherman USN (1896–1951)...
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that of Forrest Sherman-class destroyers, but the Charles F. Adams class were the first class designed to serve as guided-missile destroyers. 19 feet...
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USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy and is the second US Navy ship to bear the name...
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USS Forrest Sherman for Admiral Forrest Sherman. USS Forrest Sherman (DD-931) was the lead ship of her class and served from 1955 to 1982. USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98)...
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commissioned 1920, sunk in action 1945 USS Barry (DD-933), a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer, commissioned 1956, decommissioned 1982, museum ship 1984 -...
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USS Parsons (category Forrest Sherman-class destroyers)
USS Parsons (DD-949/DDG-33) began her career as a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was named in honor of Rear Admiral William...
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refers to two destroyers of the United States Navy, named after John Paul Jones: USS John Paul Jones (DD-932), a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer, commissioned...
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was a Farragut-class destroyer launched in 1934 and lost in a typhoon in 1944 USS Hull (DD-945), was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer, launched in 1957...
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all-gun Forrest Sherman-class destroyer was the successor to the Fletcher, Allen M. Sumner, and Gearing classes. The following Charles F. Adams class added...
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USS Somers (DD-947) (category Forrest Sherman-class destroyers)
The sixth USS Somers (DDG-34, ex-DD-947) was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer when her keel was laid down at the Bath Iron Works on 4 March 1958, she...
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Sampson-class destroyer, launched 1916, sold 1934 USS Davis (DD-395), a Somers-class destroyer, launched, 1938, sold 1947 USS Davis (DD-937), a Forrest Sherman-class...
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commissioned in 1937 and scrapped in 1947 USS Somers (DD-947), was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer launched in 1958, commissioned in 1959 and sunk as target in...
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which served from 1922 to 1945. USS Decatur (DDG-31), was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer in service from 1956 to 1983, later converted to become the...
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USS Decatur (DD-936) (category Forrest Sherman-class destroyers)
ships of the same name. The fourth USS Decatur (DD-936) was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy in service from 1956 to 1983. She...
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USS Hull (DD-945) (category Forrest Sherman-class destroyers)
named for Commodore Isaac Hull USN (1773 to 1843), was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer built by the Bath Iron Works Corporation at Bath in Maine....
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USS Manley (DD-940) (category Forrest Sherman-class destroyers)
(DD-940), named for Captain John Manley (c.1733–1793), was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer built by the Bath Iron Works Corporation at Bath in Maine....
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USS Edson (category Forrest Sherman-class destroyers)
USS Edson (DD-946) is a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer, formerly of the United States Navy, built by Bath Iron Works in Maine in 1958. Her home port...
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launched in 1918 and sold in 1947. USS Du Pont (DD-941), a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer, launched in 1956 and sold in 1993. This article includes a...
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USS John Paul Jones (DD-932) (category Forrest Sherman-class destroyers)
Paul Jones (DD-932/DDG-32), named for John Paul Jones, was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy. John Paul Jones was laid down by...
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USS Blandy (category Forrest Sherman-class destroyers)
USS Blandy (DD-943) was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer, named for Admiral William H. P. Blandy USN (1890–1954), Blandy was built by the Bethlehem Steel...
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USS Turner Joy (category Forrest Sherman-class destroyers)
USS Turner Joy (DD-951) is one of 18 Forrest Sherman-class destroyers of the United States Navy. She was named for Admiral Charles Turner Joy USN (1895–1956)...
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a Crosley-class high speed transport in commission from 1945 to 1946 USS Richard S. Edwards (DD-950), a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer in commission...
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II and decommissioned in 1945. USS Manley (DD-940), was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer, commissioned in 1957 and decommissioned in 1983. This article...
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USS Du Pont (DD-941) (category Forrest Sherman-class destroyers)
Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont USN (1803–1865), was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer built by the Bath Iron Works Corporation at Bath in Maine and...
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Fletcher-class destroyer Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer Gearing-class destroyer Mitscher-class destroyer Forrest Sherman-class destroyer Farragut-class destroyer...
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USS Morton (category Forrest Sherman-class destroyers)
USS Morton (DD-948) was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Commander Dudley "Mush" Morton USN (1907–1943), commanding...
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USS Mullinnix (category Forrest Sherman-class destroyers)
USS Mullinnix (DD-944) was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was named for Admiral Henry M. Mullinnix USN (1892–1943),...
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Navy) during the 1960s. The Charles F. Adams class was based on a stretched Forrest Sherman-class destroyer hull modified to accommodate smaller RIM-24...
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