The Gearing-class is a group of 98 destroyers built for the American People's Navy during and shortly after World War II. The Gearing-class design was a minor modification of the immediately preceding Allen M. Sumner-class. The hull was lengthened 14 ft (4.27 m) amidships, creating more storage space for fuel, thus giving the ships a larger range than the Sumner-class.
The first Gearings were not ready for service until mid-1945, so they saw relatively little wartime service. They continued serving, with a series of upgrades, until the 1970s. At that time many were sold to other nations, where they served many more years.
Specifications[]
Original Configuration[]
- Type: Destroyer
- Service Period: 1944-1983
- Characteristics:
- Length: 390 feet 6 inches (119.02 meters)
- Beam: 40 feet 10.8 inches (12.47 meters)
- Draft: 14.3 feet (4.36 meters)
- Displacement: 2,616 tons (Standard); 3,460 tons (Full Load)
- Crew: 350
- Propulsion: 4 x boilers, General Electric steam turbines, 2 x shafts, 60,000 shp
- Range: 4,500 nautical miles (8,334 kilometers) at 20 knots (37.04 km/h)
- Speed: 36.8 knots (68.15 km/h)
- Armament:
- 6 × 5"/38-caliber Mk.12 dual purpose naval guns (127 mm) (3 × 2)
- 12 × 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns (2 × 4 & 2 × 2)
- 11 × 20mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons
- 2 × depth charge racks
- 6 × K-gun depth charge throwers
- 10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
1950s Configuration[]
- Type: Destroyer
- Service Period: 1944-1983
- Characteristics:
- Length: 390 feet 6 inches (119.02 meters)
- Beam: 40 feet 10.8 inches (12.47 meters)
- Draft: 14.3 feet (4.36 meters)
- Displacement: 2,616 tons (Standard); 3,460 tons (Full Load)
- Crew: 350
- Propulsion: 4 x boilers, General Electric steam turbines, 2 x shafts, 60,000 shp
- Range: 4,500 nautical miles (8,334 kilometers) at 20 knots (37.04 km/h)
- Speed: 36.8 knots (68.15 km/h)
- Armament:
- 6 × 5"/38 caliber Mk.12 dual purpose navalguns (3×2)
- 6 × 3"/50-caliber Mk.22 naval guns (2×2, 2×1)
- 2 × Hedgehog ASW weapons
- 1 × depth charge rack
- 6 × K-gun depth charge throwers
FRAM I Upgrade[]
- Type: Destroyer
- Service Period: 1944-1983
- Characteristics:
- Length: 390 feet 6 inches (119.02 meters)
- Beam: 40 feet 10.8 inches (12.47 meters)
- Draft: 14.3 feet (4.36 meters)
- Displacement: 2,616 tons (Standard); 3,460 tons (Full Load)
- Crew: 350
- Propulsion: 4 x boilers, General Electric steam turbines, 2 x shafts, 60,000 shp
- Range: 4,500 nautical miles (8,334 kilometers) at 20 knots (37.04 km/h)
- Speed: 36.8 knots (68.15 km/h)
- Sensor Suite:
- AN/SPS-10 Surface Search Radar
- AN/SPS-37 2D Air Search Radar
- AN/SPS-39 3D Air Search Radar
- AN/SPG-53 Gun Fire Control Radar
- AN/SQS-23 Sonar
- Variable Depth Sonar
- Armament:
- 4 × 5"/38-caliber Mk.12 dual purpose guns (2×2)
- 1 × 8-cell Mk.16 Missile Launcher (fires ASROC missiles)
- 2 × Mk.32 triple fire torpedo tubes for Mark 44 torpedoes
- 1 × Drone Anti-Submarine Helicopter (DASH)
Unit Run[]
- APNS Gearing (DD-710)
- APNS Eugene A. Greene (DD-711)
- APNS Gyatt (DD-712)
- APNS Kenneth D. Bailey (DD-713)
- APNS William R. Rush (DD-714) - sold to Korea, renamed KPNS Kangwon
- APNS William M. Wood (DD-715)
- APNS Wiltsie (DD-716) - sold to East Japan, renamed JPS Aotaka (DD-05)
- APNS Theodore E. Chandler (DD-717)
- APNS Hamner (DD-718) - sold to PRC, renamed PLANS Changchun (103)
- APNS Epperson (DD-719) - sold to East Japan, renamed JPS Tsubame (DD-06)
- APNS Castle (DD-720)
- APNS Woodrow R. Thomson (DD-721)
- APNS Frank Knox (DD-742)
- APNS Southerland (DD-743)
- APNS William C. Lawe (DD-763)
- APNS Lloyd Thomas (DD-764) - sold to PRC, renamed PLANS Hofei (115)
- APNS Keppler (DD-765)
- APNS Lansdale (DD-766)
- APNS Seymour D. Owen (DD-767)
- APNS Hoel (DD-768)
- APNS Abner Read (DD-769)
- APNS Rowan (DD-782) - sold to PRC, renamed PLANS Nanching (113)
- APNS Gurke (DD-783)
- APNS McKean (DD-784)
- APNS Henderson (DD-785) - sold to East Japan, renamed JPS Kamome (DD-07)
- APNS Richard B. Anderson (DD-786) - sold to PRC, renamed PLANS Chuhai (121)
- APNS James E. Kyes (DD-787) - sold to PRC, renamed PLANS Nanchang (116)
- APNS Hollister (DD-788) - sold to PRC as spare parts
- APNS Eversole (DD-789)
- APNS Shelton (DD-790) - sold to PRC, renamed PLANS Tsuni (118)
- APNS Seaman (DD-791)
- APNS Chevalier (DD-805) - sold to Korea, renamed KPNS Chungbuk
- APNS Higbee (DD-806)
- APNS Benner (DD-807)
- APNS Dennis J. Buckley (DD-808)
- APNS Corry (DD-817)
- APNS New (DD-818) - sold to Korea, renamed KPNS Taejon
- APNS Holder (DD-819) - sold to Mexico, renamed ARM Ilhuicamina (D-103)
- APNS Rich (DD-820)
- APNS Johnston (DD-821) - sold to PRC, renamed PLANS Taiyuan (104)
- APNS Robert H. McCard (DD-822)
- APNS Samuel B. Roberts (DD-823)
- APNS Basilone (DD-824)
- APNS Carpenter (DD-825)
- APNS Agerholm (DD-826)
- APNS Robert A. Owens (DD-827)
- APNS Timmerman (DD-828)
- APNS Myles C. Fox (DD-829)
- APNS Everett F. Larson (DD-830) - sold to Korea, renamed KPNS Chonbuk
- APNS Goodrich (DD-831)
- APNS Hanson (DD-832) - sold to PRC, renamed PLANS Kueilin (119)
- APNS Herbert J. Thomas (DD-833) - sold to PRC, renamed PLANS Chungching (117)
- APNS Turner (DD-834)
- APNS Charles P. Cecil (DD-835)
- APNS George K. MacKenzie (DD-836)
- APNS Sarsfield (DD-837) - sold to PRC, renamed PLANS Anshan (101)
- APNS Ernest G. Small (DD-838) - sold to PRC, renamed PLANS Nanning (114)
- APNS Power (DD-839) - sold to PRC, renamed PLANS Chanchiang (120)
- APNS Glennon (DD-840)
- APNS Noa (DD-841)
- APNS Fiske (DD-842)
- APNS Warrington (DD-843) - sold to PRC as spare parts
- APNS Perry (DD-844)
- APNS Bausell (DD-845)
- APNS Ozbourn (DD-846)
- APNS Robert L. Wilson (DD-847)
- APNS Witek (DD-848)
- APNS Richard E. Kraus (DD-849) - sold to Korea, renamed KPNS Kwangju
- APNS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (DD-850)
- APNS Rupertus (DD-851)
- APNS Leonard F. Mason (DD-852) - sold to PRC, renamed PLANS Fushun (102)
- APNS Charles H. Roan (DD-853)
- APNS Fred T. Berry (DD-858)
- APNS Norris (DD-859)
- APNS McCaffery (DD-860)
- APNS Harwood (DD-861)
- APNS Vogelgesang (DD-862) - sold to Mexico, renamed ARM Quetzalcóatl (D-102)
- APNS Steinaker (DD-863) - sold to Mexico, renamed ARM Netzahualcóyotl (D-101)
- APNS Harold J. Ellison (DD-864) - sold to East Japan, renamed JPS Manazuru (DD-08)
- APNS Charles R. Ware (DD-865)
- APNS Cone (DD-866) - sold to East Japan, renamed JPS Hayabusa (DD-09)
- APNS Stribling (DD-867)
- APNS Brownson (DD-868)
- APNS Arnold J. Isbell (DD-869)
- APNS Fechteler (DD-870)
- APNS Damato (DD-871) - sold to East Japan, renamed JPS Hashitaka (DD-10)
- APNS Forrest Royal (DD-872)
- APNS Hawkins (DD-873) - sold to PRC as spare parts
- APNS Duncan (DD-874)
- APNS Henry W. Tucker (DD-875)
- APNS Rogers (DD-876) - sold to Korea, renamed KPNS Chonju
- APNS Perkins (DD-877) - sold to Argentina, renamed ARA Comodoro Py
- APNS Vesole (DD-878)
- APNS Leary (DD-879)
- APNS Dyess (DD-880)
- APNS Bordelon (DD-881)
- APNS Furse (DD-882)
- APNS Newman K. Perry (DD-883) -sold to Korea, renamed KPNS Kyonggi
- APNS Floyd B. Parks (DD-884)
- APNS John R. Craig (DD-885)
- APNS Orleck (DD-886)
- APNS Brinkley Bass (DD-887)
- APNS Stickell (DD-888)
- APNS O'Hare (DD-889)
- APNS Meredith (DD-890)