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|  ONI 222 |
| Tonnage | 2616 tons standard displacement |
| Dimensions | 390'6" by 40'9" by 19'6" 119.02m by 12.42m by 5.94m |
| Maximum speed | 36.8 knots |
| Complement | 336 |
| Armament | 3x2 5"/38
dual-purpose guns 2x4, 2x2 40mm Bofors AA guns 11 20mm Oerlikon AA guns 2x5 21" (53cm) torpedo tubes 6 depth charge throwers 2 depth charge tracks |
| Machinery |
2-shaft G.E.C. geared turbines
(60,000 shp) 4 Babcock & Wilcox boilers |
| Bunkerage | 740 tons fuel oil |
| Range | 4500 nautical miles (8300km) at 20 knots |
| Sensors |
SC air search radar SG surface search radar QGA sonar |
| Modifications |
24 were designated for
conversion to Radar Picket Destroyers by removing 1x5 torpedo tubes and
altering the internal arrangement to make space for SP radar, IFF, and
ECM and the men to man them. Some of these were further modified by
removing the remaining torpedo bank and replacing it with 1x4 40mm guns. |
The Gearings,
completed in 1944-45, were a
development of the Allen
M. Sumner
class that added 14' to the length, which improved speed,
range, and sea
keeping and eliminated the major stress points in the hull. The larger
hulls were able to support an ample battery of antiaircraft guns while
retaining a powerful torpedo armament. 152 were
ordered but many were later canceled. About 45 were completed before
the Japanese surrender but only the six shown
below arrived in time to see significant service. As the most advanced
U.S. destroyer design built during the war, they saw long postwar
service, some serving into the 1980s. In this respect they were the
post-World War II equivalent of the "flush-deckers."
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Arrived 1945-2 |
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Arrived 1945-5 |
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Arrived 1945-5-1 |
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Arrived 1945-6 |
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Arrived 1945-6 |
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Arrived 1945-6-1 |
References
Gogin (2010; accessed 2012-12-22)
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