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The Fletcher-class destroyer was a class of destroyers that were used extensively by the United States Navy during World War II. 175 were produced, more than any other class, and they were built by shipyards across the United States.

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  • Fletcher-class destroyer
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  • The Fletcher-class destroyer was a class of destroyers that were used extensively by the United States Navy during World War II. 175 were produced, more than any other class, and they were built by shipyards across the United States.
  • The Fletcher-class destroyers are first seen in the mission "Black Cats" in Call of Duty: World at War. The destroyers are attacked by A6M Zero Kamikaze planes, resulting in Locke and the crew of the PBY Catalina Mantaray rescuing some of the crewmembers towards the end of the mission.
  • The Fletcher class destroyer came about in 1939 when the US Navy sought to create a superior new design addressing poor aspects found in previous destroyers. What they got was a destroyer design that was effective enough to provide excellent service in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam Wars. In fact, they served until 1971 in the United States and in the Mexican Navy until 2001. A service life of nearly 60 years, most definitely a ship where the US made the money back that they put in.
  • 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. Some went on to serve during the Korean War and into the Vietnam War. Three have been preserved as museum ships in the U.S., and one in Greece.
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Draught
  • 381.0
  • 5.3 m
Length
  • 114.8 m
  • 11475.72
Found in
  • "Black Cats"
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installedpower
  • 60000(xsd:integer)
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Range
  • 5500(xsd:integer)
Complement
  • 1(xsd:integer)
  • 329(xsd:integer)
Built
  • --03-03
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Speed
  • 36(xsd:integer)
  • 36(xsd:double)
Displacement
  • 2050(xsd:integer)
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Role
  • Destroyer
preserved
  • 4(xsd:integer)
Game
  • Call of Duty: World at War
Name
  • Fletcher-class destroyer
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lost
  • 19(xsd:integer)
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  • Mexican Navy
  • Spanish Navy
  • Hellenic Navy
  • Chilean Navy
  • Brazilian Navy
  • Argentine Navy
  • Colombian Navy
  • Italian Navy
  • JMSDF
  • Peruvian Navy
  • ROCN
  • ROKN
  • Turkish Navy
  • West German Navy
Beam
  • 1203.96
  • 12.0 m
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Ship caption
  • USS Fletcher in her original layout, 1942.
Ship image
  • 300(xsd:integer)
module
  • --03-03
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Completed
  • 175(xsd:integer)
Crew
  • 353(xsd:integer)
Armament
  • 5(xsd:integer)
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Propulsion
  • 2(xsd:integer)
  • 4(xsd:integer)
machinery
  • 4(xsd:integer)
incommission
  • --06-04
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  • 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. Some went on to serve during the Korean War and into the Vietnam War. The United States Navy commissioned 175 Fletcher-class destroyers between 1942 and 1944, more than any other destroyer class, and the Fletcher design was generally regarded as highly successful. Fletchers had a design speed of 38 knots, armed with five 5" guns in single mounts and carrying 10 21" torpedo in twin quintuple centerline mounts. The Allen M. Sumner and Gearing classes were Fletcher derivatives. The long-range Fletcher-class ships would participate in battles in every aspect that could be 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. In fact, they served almost exclusively in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II, during which they accounted for 29 Imperial Japanese Navy submarines sunk. In a massive effort, the Fletcher-class ships were built by shipyards across the United States and, after World War II ended, many were sold to the very countries they had fought against: Italy, Germany, and Japan, as well as other navies, where they would go on to have even longer, distinguished careers. Three have been preserved as museum ships in the U.S., and one in Greece.
  • The Fletcher-class destroyer was a class of destroyers that were used extensively by the United States Navy during World War II. 175 were produced, more than any other class, and they were built by shipyards across the United States.
  • The Fletcher-class destroyers are first seen in the mission "Black Cats" in Call of Duty: World at War. The destroyers are attacked by A6M Zero Kamikaze planes, resulting in Locke and the crew of the PBY Catalina Mantaray rescuing some of the crewmembers towards the end of the mission.
  • The Fletcher class destroyer came about in 1939 when the US Navy sought to create a superior new design addressing poor aspects found in previous destroyers. What they got was a destroyer design that was effective enough to provide excellent service in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam Wars. In fact, they served until 1971 in the United States and in the Mexican Navy until 2001. A service life of nearly 60 years, most definitely a ship where the US made the money back that they put in.
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