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Fletcher
Class Destroyers
Activated for
the Korean War
There were three
configurations of Fletcher
Class destroyers activated
for the Korean War. The
first group (Group 1) were
those which could be quickly
recommissioned that were
basically in their World War
II configuration with some
ASW improvements. The second
group (Group 2) was similar
but with new improved radar.
The third group (Group 3)
had the 3-in. armament
conversion, sometimes
referred to as “four-gun
Fletchers”, in addition to
the ASW and radar upgrades.
Only Group 1 and Group 2 are
covered here. Group 3 will
be covered in a later
newspaper.
Individual units were
continually upgraded during
overhaul periods, therefore,
you may see the same ship
listed in both groups. The
primary difference was the
first group had pole
foremasts and the second
group had tripod foremasts.
A number of minor changes
can be found in photographs,
such as K-guns off or on,
but the profiles represent
the activation improvements
as ordered by the Bureau of
Ships 1951-55.
Group 2
Profile of the USS Brown
(DD-546) is typical of the
group. Armament: five
5-in./38 cal gun mounts, two
quadruple 40mm and one twin
40mm gun mounts, one
quintuple 21-in. torpedo
tube mount, two Mk 10/11
hedgehog mounts, and one
depth charge release
track/one storage rack. Fire
Control: one MK-37 GFCS with
MK 25 radar, two Mk 63 GFCS
with MK 19 radar, one MK 51
GFCS with MK 14 gun sight,
and two MK 27 torpedo
directors. Radar: SPS-6 air
search set (tripod foremast)
and one SPS-10 surface
navigational set. Sonar: one
QHB set with TRR and attack
plotter, one MK 102 UFCS.
USS
Kimberly (DD-521)
USS Hazelwood (DD-531)
USS McCord (DD-534)
USS The Sullivans (DD-537)
USS Twining (DD-540)
USS Yarnall (DD-541)
USS Boyd (DD-544)
USS Bradford (DD-545)
USS Brown (DD-546)
USS Cowell (DD-547)
USS Robinson (DD-562)
USS Smalley (DD-565)
USS Watts (DD-567)
USS Wren (DD-568)
USS Shields (DD-596)
USS Erben (DD-631)
USS Knapp (DD-653)
USS Bearss (DD-654)
USS Charles J. Badger
(DD-657)
USS Colahan (DD-658)
USS Chauncey (DD-667)
USS Clarence K. Bronson
(DD-668)
USS Dortch (DD-670)
USS Gatling (DD-671)
USS Healy (DD-672)
USS Hickox (DD-673)
USS Marshall (DD-676)
USS McDermut (DD-677)
USS Porterfield (DD-682)
USS Stockham (DD-683)
USS Wedderburn (DD-684)
USS Halsey Powell (DD-686)
USS Remey (DD-688)
USS Cassin Young (DD-793)
USS Irwin (DD-794)
USS Benham (DD-796)
USS Cushing (DD-797)
USS Monssen (DD-798)
USS Gregory (DD-802)
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