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What is the tonnage of a Fletcher Class US Navy destroyer?
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What does tonnage mean?
navy ships are clasified by weight or tonnage, total tonnage, [all the ships]
What does dd stand for before the numbers on a World War 2 destroyer?
The DD the navy designation for "Destroyer".
Worlds most powerful destroyer?
The worlds most powerful destroyer is the Sejong the Great class destroyer. These ships are operated by the Republic of Korea Navy. There are three in the current fleet with each having a capacity for 400 crew members. The weapons each ship is equipped with are 16 anti-ship missiles, 6 torpedoes, 3 cruise missiles, helicopters and a 1.5 inch naval gun.
US Navy destroyer groundings off key west during during the 1930's?
Yes the destroyer was later dug out by the Navy. Whats left is what us locals call destroyer cut. it is a channel in a man made island. Made when the ship was dug out.
Who has the biggest navy in Asia?
China has the largest if you count by "tonnage", although this does not automatically mean they have the most "powerful" navy. The US Navy is the most powerful in Asia, although it itself is not an Asian country.
What ships in the US Pacific fleet ran aground while under Admiral Nimitz?
7 US Navy "Flush Deck Destroyers" also known as "Four Pipers" (Clemson class) went aground in 1923 off Point Honda in California. All were destroyed. This was the largest peacetime loss of warships in US Naval history. The Clemson type class of US Navy Destroyer were the MOST produced US warship class in US history; approximately 275 were built during and just after WW1. Fifty of this class were "Given" to Great Britain under the "Lend Lease Act" prior to Pearl Harbor in 1941. The destroyers were already obsolete by the 1930's. 3 US Navy destroyers were sunk, while under Admiral "Bull" Halsey during TYPHOON COBRA in December 1944 in the Pacific. Two of the US Destroyers were older Farragut class destroyers, and the third lost warship was one of the new Fletcher class destroyers. Halsey was nearly relieved of command for sailing his fleet into a typhoon. The Fletcher class of US Navy Destroyers were the SECOND most produced US Warship class in US History; approximately 175 were built during WW2. The design was so advanced that it proved to be the ultimate destroyer during WW2, and was later improved upon and modified into Somers Class, Sherman Class, and finally the Gearing Class which fought it's last war in Vietnam during the 1960's. The Fletcher Class destroyer became a legend in both the US Navy and WW2.
Can you own a navy destroyer?
No
What does tonnage mean?
navy ships are clasified by weight or tonnage, total tonnage, [all the ships]
What does DD mean in the royal navy?
DD means Destroyer DD means Destroyer
Who invented the destroyer?
The British Navy, in 1892.
What does dd stand for before the numbers on a World War 2 destroyer?
The DD the navy designation for "Destroyer".
What is a navy ship called starting with d?
A destroyer is a navy ship. It starts with a D.
Worlds most powerful destroyer?
The worlds most powerful destroyer is the Sejong the Great class destroyer. These ships are operated by the Republic of Korea Navy. There are three in the current fleet with each having a capacity for 400 crew members. The weapons each ship is equipped with are 16 anti-ship missiles, 6 torpedoes, 3 cruise missiles, helicopters and a 1.5 inch naval gun.
How much fuel does a Navy destroyer hold?
578,000 gals
US Navy destroyer groundings off key west during during the 1930's?
Yes the destroyer was later dug out by the Navy. Whats left is what us locals call destroyer cut. it is a channel in a man made island. Made when the ship was dug out.
What is the size of the destroyer in world war 11?
A destroyer is a relatively small warship, often referred to by sailors in WWII as "tin cans". They tend to give a very rough ride in heavy seas. "Destroyer" is actually short for "torpedo boat destroyer", which the class of ships originally was. With the development of self-propelled naval torpedoes around 1900, the battleships of every nation were suddenly vulnerable to attack from small, cheap, light boats equipped to launch torpedoes, spurring the counter-measure of a "torpedo boat destroyer" class. Different nations built destroyers of different sizes, but all were small. The US built 175 Fletcher class destroyers during the war, which were pretty big for a destroyer. They were about 375 feet long, 30 feet wide, and drew 13 feet of water. The crew was about 275. The preceding US class of destroyers was the Gleaves class, about 350 feet long, 36 feet wide, and also drawing 13 feet of water, with a slightly smaller crew. Sixty-two Gleaves class destroyers were built. The class after the Fletcher class was the Sumner class, about 375 feet long, 41 feet wide, and drawing nearly 16 feet of water, with a crew of around 350. Fifty-eight Sumner class destroyers were built. The Navy operated several earlier classes of destroyers, especially in the early days of the war, including the old "four pipers" mothballed since WWI. Fifty of these "four pipers" were transferred to Great Britain before the US became involved actively in the war, in a controversial move for a "neutral" nation.
What does DD mean on navy ships?
Since 1920, it is the hull classification for a Destroyer.
