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	DD-445 Fletcher
		The Fletcher class was the largest and most important class of U.S. destroyers to serve in the war.
		Fletcher class destroyers were the first to break with design practices that had developed as a result of the London Treaty of 1930.
		Destroyer Squadron Twenty-One's proud history began in March, 1943, when the first ships of the then-new Fletcher class, having been deployed to Guadalcanal in the southwestern Pacific's Solomon Islands, were organized as Destroyer Squadron Twenty One, part of Admrial William F. Halsey's Third Fleet.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/ship/dd-445.htm (2146 words)

	Fletcher - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, the graduate school of international relations of Tufts University, located in Medford, Massachusetts.
		PAC Fletcher, the New Zealand Fu24 Fletcher aerial topdressing aircraft.
		Fletcher, the spiritual control for Arthur Ford a spiritualist medium, author and founder of Spiritual Frontiers Fellowship
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fletcher (178 words)

	Fletcher class destroyer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Fletcher class was the largest class of destroyer ordered, and was also one of the most successful and popular with the destroyer men themselves.
		Compared to earlier classes built for the Navy, they carried a significant increase in anti-aircraft (AA) weapons and other weaponry, which caused displacements to rise.
		The Allen M. Sumner- and Gearing-class destroyers were derivatives of the Fletcher class.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fletcher_class_destroyer (489 words)

	USS BUSH-FLECTHER CLASS
		The USS BUSH was a Fletcher class destroyer.
		Fletchers were easily identifiable, yet many minor differences existed between individual ships.
		Fletchers were equipped with sonar equipment to detect submarines.
	www.ussbush.com /fletcher.htm (1141 words)

	DD-445 DANFS
		Fletcher retired to replenish at Espiritu Santo arriving the day after the battle, and after patrolling against submarines off Noumea, sortied 30 November 1942 with a force of cruisers and destroyers to intercept a force of enemy transports and destroyers expected to attempt a reinforcement of Guadalcanal that night.
		Fletcher returned to Pearl Harbor 9 December 1943 and after a brief overhaul and training on the west coast, was ready for the attack on the Marshalls.
		Fletcher took part in the landings at Puerto Princesa, Palawan, and Zamboanga, covered minesweeping and landings at Tarakan, and gave local patrol and escort service in the Philippines until 13 May 1945, when she sailed for a west coast overhaul.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/destroy/dd445txt.htm (1389 words)

	Fletcher Class Destroyer - Round Bridge - SC-Fletcher Round Bridge
		Preceded by the Gleaves Class, the Fletcher Class was succeeded by the Allen M. Sumner Class.
		The Fletcher Class was one of the pre-eminent destroyer classes of all time and the mainstay of the WWII destroyer fleet.
		They were the largest destroyers of their day (over 900 tons heavier than the Gleaves class, standard weight) and were the first destroyers equipped with radar.
	www.scalecraft.com /index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1064 (191 words)

	Fletcher Class Destroyer of the German Navy
		On November 5 the three destroyers left from Wilhelmshaven for the French-German destroyer and ASW exercise “Gemex” in the East Atlantic and the Mediterranean under the command of FKpt Stricker.
		Destroyer 1, together with other units which were in the vicinity immediately speeded towards the ferry’s last position to bring the necessary help.
		The Third Destroyer Squadron with Zerstörer 1, 4 and 5 and the Naval Auxiliaries Meersburg and Münsterland left Kiel on March 1 for NATO manoeuvres in the Biscay and the Western Mediterranean, they anchored in sight of Alicante (March 11 to 15) and stayed in Lisbon (March 17 till 18).
	www.weltweit-reisen.biz /history.htm (2532 words)

	USS Fletcher DD-445 & DDE-445 Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The USS Fletcher DD-445 (1942-1969) was the lead ship of the most famous class of destroyers in the history of the United States Navy.
		Whether it was the monotony of patrol duty, a flank speed night battle slugging it out with enemy destroyers, or a pitched battle with shore batteries, Fletcher took her licks and returned to the enemy more than she got.
		The Spruance class destroyer USS Fletcher DD-992 (1980-2004) continued the Fletcher tradition, carrying with her the first Fletcher ship’s bell throughout her stellar career.
	www.ussfletcher.org (514 words)

	Fletcher class destroyer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Fletcher class destroyers were commissioned in 1942 until 1944.
		An impressive 175 ships of this class were built by shipyards across the United States for service during World War II.
		The Allen M. Sumner and Gearing classes are derivatives of the Fletcher class.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Fletcher_class_destroyer.html (1448 words)

	Fletcher class
		The Fletcher Class of destroyers in the US Navy were the most widely used in any navy during the World War II period.
		Earliest Fletchers had a rounded front wheelhouse with open bridge wings and a high gun director; later ones had a squared off wheelhouse with open bridge forward and on both sides; the gun director was also lowered to help alleviate the top heavy tendancy of the class.
		The class had one rudder which was too small with earlier ships, but was modified larger to improve turning radius and slow speed maneuvering.
	www.ultravision.net /clyce/Claxton/fletch.htm (710 words)

	Destroyers OnLine - Fletcher Destroyer Bluejacket (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Fletcher Destroyer Bluejacket: Voyages of the Uss McGowan Dd 678 1951-54
		Fletcher Destroyer Bluejacket is about service on one of the fastest, sleekest, and most heavily armed ships in the United States Navy.
		Fletcher Class destroyers were named after the original Fletcher DD 445, which was designed in 1939 and commissioned on June 30, 1942.
	www.destroyersonline.com /usndd/bookreviews/fletcher_destroyer_bluejacket.htm (1061 words)

	Heng Yang-class [Fletcher] Destroyer - Republic of China [Taiwan] Navy
		The Fletcher-class destroyers were the mainstay of the American fleet during the Second World War, and were extensively modified after the war under FRAM II (Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization), with extensive changes in armament and other systems.
		There were some in the class equipped with quad 40's at the amidships locations in lieu of the twins.
		Early in the war the Fletchers were the first destroyer class to be equipped with CIC's, they were located just below the bridge at main deck level and varied in size and equipment layout.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/taiwan/heng-yang.htm (444 words)

	Fletcher class destroyer: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Allen M. Sumner[Follow this hyperlink for a summary of this subject] and Gearing classes[For more facts and a topic of this subject, click this link] are derivatives of the Fletcher class.
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	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fl/fletcher_class_destroyer.htm (342 words)

	DD-445 Fletcher class
		Although Treaty limitations had not applied during the construction of the Sims and Benson classes, the necessity of producing a large number of destroyer had effectively precluded the design of a ship that was not directly based on its predecessors.
		It was in the fall of 1939 that the General Board set to work on the design of a new class of destroyers.
		Later on, Fletchers were the primary part of the Cactus Striking Force of destroyers, and participated in every engagement and campaign thereafter conducted by the Allies.
	www.microworks.net /pacific/ships/destroyers/fletcher.htm (1281 words)

	Fletcher Class Destroyer USS Fletcher DD 445 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Fletcher survived the war and was kept in reserve as part of a mobilization force.
		She was converted into a destroyer escort in 1948 and served proudly until she retired in 1969.
		All 175 Fletcher Class Destroyers from the USS Fletcher DD 445 to the USS Rooks DD 804 are available in a multitude of configurations, sizes and levels of detail.
	www.ravenarts.com /fletcher.html (728 words)

	eBay - class destroyer, Models, Kits, Transportation items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		USS Cassin DD-372 Mahan Class Destroyer 1943 1/700
		USS Mahan DD-364 Mahan Class Destroyer 1938 1/700
		USS Mahan DD-364 Mahan Class Destroyer 1942 1/700
	search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=class+destroyer&...&krd=1 (407 words)

	National Park Service: World War II Warships in the Pacific
		The destroyer had its origin in the late-19th century with the development of the first self-propelled torpedo.
		The destroyer during World War II continued in this role as an all-purpose ship ready to fight off attacks from the air, on the surface, or from below the sea.
		[2] Destroyers did not have the glamour of a battleship or an aircraft carrier but without them the aircraft carrier and battleship would be helpless against enemy submarines.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/butowsky1/thesullivans.htm (737 words)

	Fletcher-class destroyers in World War II
		Fletcher-class destroyers in World War II “I always felt it was the Fletcher class that won the war...
		In retrospect the Fletchers are often described as the most successful of all American destroyers; fast, roomy, capable of absorbing enormous punishment, and yet fighting on.
		Three Fletchers have been preserved on public display: The Sullivans in Buffalo, Kidd (beautifully restored to late-World War II configuration) in Baton Rouge, and Cassin Young at the Boston Navy Yard, Charlestown Massachusetts, berthed next to frigate USS Constitution.
	www.destroyerhistory.org /fletcherclass/index.html (938 words)

	Home Page
		DD-557 USS JOHNSTON was a Fletcher Class Destroyer laid down at the Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard on 6 May 1942 and Commissioned on 27 October 1943.
		It is interesting to note that Blue Water Navy decided to re-release their square bridge Fletcher kit in light of the fact that Tamiya currently produces an injected-mold kit of the same class of Destroyer.
		The main difference between the two kits is that the Tamiya kit represents the early war round bridge version of Fletcher Class DD and the Blue Water Navy Kit represents the mid-to-late war square bridge version with increased AA fit.
	www.steelnavy.com /BWNFletcher.htm (1112 words)

	C and D class destroyer
		The C and D class was a class of fourteen destroyers of the Royal Navy.
		The Spruance-class destroyer USS Arthur W. Radford (DD 968) was decommissioned in a ceremony March 18, 2003, at Naval Station Norfolk.
		The SRR Vrelnec`Ahui is a D'Dhaathk class destroyer in the 3rd Belian Strike Wing of Galae`Tho.
	www.omniknow.com /common/wiki.php?in=en&term=D_class_destroyer (1614 words)

	National Park Service: World War II Warships in the Pacific
		They were larger in size than any previous class of destroyers and when fully loaded carried the fuel, ammunition, and stores needed for extensive sea duty in the Pacific.
		USS Kidd is a Fletcher class destroyer and is representative of the 175 of her class built during the war.
		Fletcher class destroyers were equipped to attack surface vessels of all sizes, as well as submarines and aircraft.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/butowsky1/kidd.htm (799 words)

	LEYTE GULF - Fletcher Class Destroyers - USS La Vallette - USS McCord - USS Fletcher - USS Killen
		However, with the Fletchers there was a reversion to a flush-decked pattern to give greater longitudinal strength, and this was retained with all subsequent USN destroyers.
		The Allen M. Sumner and Gearing Classes were themselves a development of the Fletchers - the main difference being that whereas the primary armament of the Fletcher Class consisted of five 5-inch 38-calibre guns in single mounts, the destroyers of these later classes mounted six in three twin mounts.
		Of the 28 destroyers of Oldendorf's Force in the Battle of Surigao Strait all but two were of the Fletcher Class.
	www.odyssey.dircon.co.uk /LEYTE_Fletchers_.htm (497 words)

	USS Fletcher (DD/DDE-445), Fletcher-class destroyer
		USS Fletcher, DD (DDE) 445, was the lead ship of one of the outstanding destroyer classes of World War II—with 175 ships, the largest class of destroyer ever built.
		Arriving in the Solomon Islands in October, the “Fighting Fletcher” (whose hull numbers’ sum is 13) was the 13th in line with Task Force 67 (sum=13) at the “Friday the 13th” of November Battle of Guadalcanal, from which she emerged without damage and from which her crew derived the nickname “Lucky 13.”
		Off Guadalcanal into 1943, Fletcher served as part of the “Cactus Striking Force,” with Nicholas rescuing survivors of De Haven on 1 February, and continued operations in the Solomon Islands with Destroyer Squadron 21.
	www.destroyerhistory.org /fletcherclass/ussfletcher (358 words)

	Fletcher - class Destroyer: A LEGO® creation by Brian Hastings : MOCpages.com
		This is a minifig-scale replica of a Fletcher class Destroyer from WW II.
		These destroyers were used in a variety of roles, from anti-aircraft defense, submarine hunting, shore bombardment, to engaging other ships.
		I've built this class of destroyer as a plastic model kit, and yours is even more realistic.
	www.mocpages.com /moc.php/2953 (1386 words)

	All Wood Wings: DD-445 Fletcher Class Destroyers - quality ship models crafted from wood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		FRAM was not a simple process as it involved reconstruction of 3 classes of destroyers, 3 classes of Destroyer Escorts, and the Destroyer Tenders that would keep those destroyers armed and supplied.
		Occurring in the late 1950s to mid-1960s, the rebuild was not only different per class of ships, but the installation (known as FRAM I) or just a modernization (known as FRAM II) could be different within a specific class as well.
		The FRAM I destroyer not only had its hull and machinery re-furbished, but a new superstructure was installed as well - a reconstruction that took about 9 months to complete.
	www.allwoodwings.com /5-Ships+Boats/04-MilitaryShips/004-Destroyers/DD-445,Fletcher,Class.htm (749 words)

	Fletcher class destroyer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		They were built by shipyards across the United States for service in World War II Many of the ships were sold to navies after the war and continued service the world into the 1990s.
		Fletcher class destroyers have been described as the most handsome of the genre and have proven to be the most effective of their or perhaps any era.
		The USS Cassin is a prime example with an enviable record and fascinating history, named for one of the m...
	www.freeglossary.com /Fletcher_class_destroyer (207 words)

	Tamiya 1/700 Waterline U.S. Navy Fletcher Class Destroyer DD-797 USS Cushing
		Tamiya 1/700 Waterline U.S. Navy Fletcher Class Destroyer DD-797 USS Cushing
		A total of 175 Fletcher Class Destroyers were produced in all.
		This destroyer can be the perfect part of a WWII naval diorama.
	www.gluemodels.com /ship_glue_models/d/Destroyer_Glue_Models/Tamiya_1_700_Waterline_U_S_Navy_Fletcher_Class_Destroyer_DD_797_USS_Cushing_mo-tam-31907.htm (111 words)

	Profiles
		Fletcher class destroyer - measure 12 camouflage scheme
		Fletcher class destroyer - measure 21 camouflage scheme
		Fletcher class destroyer - measure 22 camouflage scheme
	www.digitalnavy.com /html/profiles.html (84 words)

	Fletcher Class
		The mainstay of the World War II Destroyer fleet, the Fletcher Class destroyers were the first destroyers equipped with radar and were the largest destroyers of their day (over 900 tons heavier than the Gleaves class, standard weight).
		By 1948-1951 the remaining Fletchers were re-classified Destroyer Escorts (DDE) and for the RADFORD, JENKINS and NICHOLAS, they were reclassified as DD's after receiving FRAM II.
		U.S.S. class destroyer, she displaced 2924 tons when full, was 376 feet 5 inches long, had 60,000 SHP, General Electric Geared Turbines powering 2 screws to a maximum speed of 38 knots.
	www.gyrodynehelicopters.com /fletcher_class.htm (1097 words)

	cassin
		Navigator on Cassin Young during World War II Fletcher class destroyers were among the most important US combat vessels of World War II.
		166 Fletcher class destroyers were operational at the end of 1944, and 21 were sunk during WW2.
		But she is still unmistakably a Fletcher class destroyer.
	www.steelnavy.com /cassin.htm (385 words)

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