Complex sentence: The "Charles F. Adams"-class destroyers were the last steam-powered destroyers built for the U.S. Navy; beginning with the follow-on "Spruance"-class destroyers, all succeeding destroyer classes have been powered by gas turbines.
Split into simpler sentences: The "Charles F. Adams"-class destroyers were the last steam-powered destroyers built for the U.S. Navy. Beginning with the follow-on "Spruance"-class destroyers, all succeeding destroyer classes have been powered by gas turbines.