The Fletcher class was a class of destroyers built by the United States during World War II. The class was designed in 1939, as a result of dissatisfaction with the earlier destroyer leader types of the …

WW2 American destroyers types in detail, from WW1-era, modernized and converted, Interwar and wartime models, escorts and cold war conversions.

The pre-war classes of destroyer had been constrained by the London Naval Treaty of 1930 and by the country’s reluctance to invest in a stronger Navy, but they did advance destroyer design in a number …

More than a century of US Navy destroyer history in historical research, photos and first person accounts.

Mar 2, 2017 · List of all US Navy Destroyers in World War II, by class; with descriptions and links to individual pages for history and photos.

Three classic The History Guy episodes about the "tin cans" that so bravely battled Hitler's U-boats. 00:00 USS Greer, USS Kearny, USS Reuben James, and the...

This is a list of destroyers of the Second World War. [1][2][3][4] The List of ships of the Second World War contains major military vessels of the war, arranged alphabetically and by type.

A tale of sacrifice and survival, the USS Taylor and USS Blakeley, two Wickes-class destroyers, exemplified the bravery and resilience of the US Navy during World War II.

Fletcher Class destroyers were built during World War II and commissioned 175 ships - the most of any class of destroyers. They became the quintessential foundation for future destroyers due largely in …

Page showcases a listing of all of the Destroyer type warships deployed by all sides of World War 2.