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The Destroyer "The Sullivans"

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The Destroyer "The Sullivans"

The Destroyer "The Sullivans" (Anatomy of the Ship) By Al Ross
Publisher: Conway Maritime Press Ltd 1988 | Pages 120 | ISBN: 0851774768 | PDF | 41 MB


The Fletcher class destroyer was the result of the 1940 General Board studies which sought a replacement for the Sims and Benson class destroyers of the late 1930s, which had displayed a number of deficiencies in the areas of stability and speed. A new design was needed to keep pace with the new carriers and battleships then on the drawing boards. After rejecting an initial series of proposals based on the earlier designs, the General Board received from the Bureau of Construction and Repair three new proposals which more closely met its stated criteria. The characteristics of this new design included a flushdeck hull of about 2050 tons displacement mounting five 5in/38 dual purpose guns, a single 1.1 in A A weapon, and two quintuple 21 in torpedo tubes. From this initial design, the classic Fletcher class destroyer emerged. Early examples retained the rounded bridge structure of the earlier Benson class. While this arrangement was suitable for ships whose primary mission was torpedo attack, it soon became apparent that it was not suited to the increasing demands placed on the destroyer type to provide anti-aircraft protection for the proposed fast carriers. Accordingly, a new bridge was designed with angular sides and an open bridge completely around the enclosed bridge structure, at once simplifying construction and increasing air defense capabil­ity. At the same time, in order to increase stability and provide for the inevitable increases in topside weight that would come from the demand for additional anti-aircraft weapons and electronics, the foundation for the Mk 37 director was lowered about six feet. The result was the 'square bridge' Fletcher, the first of which wasBrownson (DD 518). It was to this initial batch of'square bridge' units that The Sullivans belonged.


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