USS Gearing, an American Destroyer at 1/96 scale
John is currently building a model of the USS Gearing:
Details from Navsource online
CLASS - GEARING As Built.
Displacement 3460 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 390' 6"(oa) x 40' 10" x 14' 4" (Max)
Armament 6 x 5"/38AA (3x2), 12 x 40mm AA, 11 x 20mm AA, 10 x 21" tt.(2x5).
Machinery, 60,000 SHP; General Electric Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 36.8 Knots, Range 4500 NM@ 20 Knots, Crew 336.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Federal Shipbuilding, Newark NJ. August 10 1944.
Launched February 18 1945 and commissioned May 3 1945.
Decommissioned (?) 1970.
Stricken July 1 1973.
Fate Sold November 6 1974 and broken up for scrap.
For the latest updates on this build see Gearing part 1 and part 2.
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