File:Gearing class destroyers before and after FRAM modernization.jpg
Summary
Comparison of two U.S. Navy Gearing-class destroyers after delivery and after the Fleet Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization (FRAM) I refit in the early 1960s.
USS Sarsfield (DD-837) is shown off Boston, Massachusetts (USA), on 23 August 1945, about three weeks after her commissioning. She features three 12.7 cm/38 twin mounts, 16 40 mm Bofors AA guns and 5 53.3 cm torpedo tubes between the funnels.
USS Rowan (DD-782) is underway in the Western Pacific, circa early 1965, after her FRAM I refit: she has two 12.7 cm mounts, Mk 32 torpedo launchers, SPS-37 radar, ASROC launcher between the funnels and DASH hangar and flight deck aft.
Licensing
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 17:41, 14 January 2017 | | 589 × 395 (124 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | <p>Comparison of two U.S. Navy <i>Gearing</i>-class destroyers after delivery and after the Fleet Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization (FRAM) I refit in the early 1960s.<br> USS <i>Sarsfield</i> (DD-837) is shown off Boston, Massachusetts (USA), on 23 August 1945, about three weeks after her commissioning. She features three 12.7 cm/38 twin mounts, 16 40 mm Bofors AA guns and 5 53.3 cm torpedo tubes between the funnels.<br> USS <i>Rowan</i> (DD-782) is underway in the Western Pacific, circa early 1965, after her FRAM I refit: she has two 12.7 cm mounts, Mk 32 torpedo launchers, SPS-37 radar, ASROC launcher between the funnels and DASH hangar and flight deck aft. </p> |
- You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage
The following 2 pages link to this file:
