FRAM I removed all of the DDR and DDE equipment, and these ships were redesignated as DDs. original Fletchers). At that time many were sold to other nations, where they served many more years. In that time the United States produced 98 Gearing-class destroyers. 1940s class of destroyers of the United States Navy, United States naval ship classes of World War II. BuShips - March 30, 1951, 1951 BuShips DD-692 Class The 5-inch guns were guided by a Mark 37 Gun Fire Control System with a Mark 25 fire control radar linked by a Mark 1A Fire Control Computer stabilized by a Mark 6 8,500 rpm gyro. The As the threat from kamikaze aircraft mounted in 1945, and with few remaining Japanese warships to use torpedoes on, most of the class had the aft quintuple 21-inch tube mounts replaced by an additional 40mm quadruple mount (prior to completion on later ships) for 16 total 40mm guns. Hull - Hunter Killer (Proposed) The early ships of this class were built with round streamlined bridge fronts, while the second group had a squared bridge structure and These ship served in the US Navy from mid 1942 until the early 1970's. BuShips - August 3, 1945, 1947 DD-692 Class Long The 40 mm and 20 mm guns were replaced by 2-6 3-inch (76 mm)/50 caliber guns in up to two twin and one single mounting. Destroyer conversions relied on experience with Fletcher-class destroyers modernized for transfer to Spain and Germany in 1957. // -->