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FLETCHER CLASS DESTROYER
MODEL
The
Fletcher class was the first generation of destroyers
designed after the series of naval treaties that had
limited ship designs heretofore. The growth in the
design was in part a response to the challenge that had
dogged U.S. Navy designs in coping with long range
operations in the Pacific Ocean. The
Fletcher class was a highly successful destroyer class
of the
United States in World War II. The
Allen
M. Sumner and Gearing classes were Fletcher derivatives.
Fletcher destroyers
were 369 feet long, had speed of 38 knots. Their
principal armament included five
5-inch guns and ten 21-inch torpedoes
in two quintuple centerline mounts, allowing them to
meet any foreign design on equal terms.
Compared to earlier designs, the Fletchers were large,
allowing them to adapt to evolving defensive priorities
through the addition of two 40-millimetre (1.6 in)
Bofors quadruple mount AA guns as well as six 20 mm
(0.79 in) Oerlikon dual AA gun positions. Fletcher class
destroyers were
also much less top-heavy than previous classes, allowing
them to take on additional equipment and weapons without
major redesign.
Fletcher
class ships performed every task asked of a destroyer,
from anti-submarine warfare and anti-aircraft warfare to
surface action. They could cover the vast distances
required by fleet actions in the Pacific and served
almost exclusively in the Pacific Theater of Operations
during World War II.
In a
massive effort, the Fletcher class destroyers were built by
shipyards across the United States. 175 destroyers were
commissioned between 1942 and 1944.
Some went on to serve during the Korean War and into the
Vietnam War. USS Sullivans, USS Kidd, and USS Cassin
Young have been preserved as museum ships
in the U.S.
This primarily
wood model of the
Fletcher class destroyer model is 31.5" long
x 10.5" tall x 5.5" wide (1/144 scale)
$2,990
Shipping and insurance in
the contiguous USA included.
Other places: $300 flat rate.
This model is in stock and can be
shipped within five business days. The model is
the USS Johnston. We can change the numbers on the hull
to make it your preferred ship. There's no charge for
this service.
We also build 22.5" long
(1/200 scale) and
45" long
(1/100 scale) models.
Learn more
about the Fletcher class destroyer here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fletcher-class_destroyer
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