Fletcher-class Destroyer

Afilliation 	United States Navy
Max. Displacement	2.500
Main Guns 	5 turrets (2 Forward, 2 Behind, 1 middle - Can be launcher Depth Charges)
Sub Guns 	2 turrets(Can be Torpedoes) and 2 AA Gun (Can be Depth Charges)
Torpedoes 	3
Depth Charges 	2 rails aft and 1 launcher DC
Has Camouflage 	No
Cost 	15000
REXP 	900
Required Level 	5
Upgraded From 	Somers-class
Upgrades Into 	Gearing-class
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 leadertypes of the Porter and Somers classes. Some went on to serve during the Korean War and into the Vietnam War.[2]
The United States Navy commissioned 175 Fletcher-class destroyers between 1942 and 1944, more than any other destroyer class, and the design was generally regarded as highly successful. Fletchers had a design speed of 38 knots, and an armament of five 5" guns in single mounts with 10 21" torpedoes in two quintuple centerline mounts.[3] The Allen M. Sumner and Gearing classes were Fletcher derivatives.
The long-range Fletcher-class ships performed every task asked for of a destroyer, from anti-submarine warfare and anti-aircraft warfare to surface action.[4] They could cover the vast distances required by fleet actions in the Pacific. In fact, they served almost exclusively in thePacific Theater of Operations during World War II, during which they accounted for 29 Imperial Japanese Navy submarines sunk.[5][not in citation given] In a massive effort, the Fletchers were built by shipyards across the United States and, after World War II ended, 11 were sold to countries they had been built to fight 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.
Category:United States Navy
Category:Destroyers