USS Gearing (DD-710)

History of USS Gearing (DD-710)

USS Gearing (DD-710) was the lead ship of her Gearing-class surface destroyer operated by the United States Navy (USN) after World War II (1939-1945). The class initially consisted of a total of 152 planned ships, although 98 were eventually built for combat - all 98 were decommissioned with no combat casualties. Some of these classes continued to serve into the early Cold War (1947-1991), and many of them were passed on to U.S. allies during the "Cold War" with the Soviet Union. Due to her role in U.S.

Navy history, USS Gearing sailed into the 1970s and was eventually abandoned and sold in November 1974.

As built, USS Gearing was rated at 2,615 tonnes under standard load and 3,450 tonnes under full load. The vessel is 390.5 feet long, 40.9 feet beam and 14.4 feet draft. Power comes from 4 boiler units feeding 2 GE steam turbines outputting 60,000 hp and driving 2 shafts aft.

With this propulsion scheme, the warship can travel at an impressive sea speed of nearly 37 knots under ideal conditions, with a range of 4,500 nautical miles.

Gearing's side view shows the two main towers in front of the bridge superstructure, with the main mast directly behind. A double pipe arrangement can be seen amidships with a noticeable gap between the two funnels.

The fuselage was shortened towards the stern, which provided excellent visibility from the rear main turret. There are 336 crew members on board.

Armament centered on 6 x 5 in. (130 mm) "dual-purpose" (DP) main guns in three twin turrets with two mounted bows and a single-position stern (The front pair is stepped). In addition, this is a network of anti-aircraft guns, including 12 x 40mm Bofors automatic cannons and 11 x 20 Oerlikon automatic cannons.

The ship is also equipped with 10 x 21" (533mm) torpedo tubes. All in all, this gives the ship considerable firepower and can operate independently or as part of a main battle fleet.

The transmission was laid by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company on 10 August 1944 and put to sea for testing on 18 February 1945. The warship officially entered service on May 3, 1945, but arrived late during World War II (Germany surrendered that month and Japan in August), but participated in several peacetime voyages across the Atlantic and parts of the Mediterranean. From 1961 to 1962, she underwent major overhauls that led to her involvement in the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962. A life extension overhaul of the FRAM I - addressing the obvious and current Soviet submarine threat - followed in 1963, and Gearing worked in Atlantic waters as a submarine hunter until 1967.

In 1973, she officially retired and her name was removed from the Naval Register on July 1, 1973 - leading to her scrapping in 1974.

Specification

Basic

Years of Service

1945

Origins

United States

Status

stop service

Destroyed, scrapped.

supplement

336

staff

Class information

Class

Transmission

Class Size

98

ships

Class

USS Transmission (DD-710); USS Eugene A Greene (DD-711); USS Gyatt (DD-712); USS Kenneth D. Bailey (DD-713/DDR-713); USS Rush (DD-714); USS William M. Wood (DD-715); USS Wesey (DD-716); USS Theodore E Chandler (DD-717); USS Hammer (DD -718); USS USS Epperson (DD-719/DDE-719); USS Frank Knox (DD-742/DDR-742); USS Southerland (DD-743); William C. Law (DD-763) ); USS Lloyd Thomas (DD-764/DDE-764); USS Kepler (DD-765/DDE-765); USS Rowan (DD-782); USS Cucumber (DD-783); USS McKean (DD-784); USS Henderson (DD-785); USS Richard B. Anderson (DD-786); James E. Case (DD-787); USS Hollister (DD-787) -788); USS Eversole (DD-789): USS Shelton (DD-790); USS Knights (DD-805/DDR-805); USS Higbee (DD-806); USS Benner (DD-807/DDR) -807); USS Dennis J. Buckley (DD-808); USS Corey (DD-817); USS New (DD-818); USS Bracket (DD-819); USS Rich (DD-820) USS Johnston (DD-821); USS Robert H. McCard (DD-822); USS Samuel B. Roberts (DD-823); USS Basilone (); USS Carpenter (); USS Agholm ( ); USS Robert A. Owens ( ); USS Timmerman ( ); USS Miles C Fox ( ); USS Everett F Larson ( ); USS Derich (); USS Hansen (); USS Herbert J Thomas (USS Herbert J Thomas); USS Turner (); USS Charles P Cecil (); USS George K McKenzie (); USS Ernest G Klein (USS Ernest G Klein); USSPower (); Glennon (); Noah (); Philippines USS Warrington (); USS Perry (); USS Bowser (); Ozbourne (); USS Robert L. Wilson (); USS Witek (); USS Richard E. Krause(); USS Joseph P. Kennedy(); USS Rupert(); USS Leonard F. Mason(); USS Charles H. Ron(); USS Fred T Berry(); USS Norris(); McCaffrey(); Harwood(); Fugusan(); USS Steineck(); Harold J. Ery USS Sen(); USS Charles R. Weir(); USS Cone(); USS Stribling(); USS Bronson(); USS Arnold J. Isbell(); USS Fichtler() ; USS D'Amato (); USS Forrest Royal (); Hawkins (); Duncan (); USS Henry W Tucker (); Rogers (); Perkins (); USS Vesole(); Leary(); USS Dye(); USS Bordeion(); USS Furse(); USS Newman K. Perry(); USS Floyd B Park(); John R. Cray Grid (DD-885); O'Lake (DD-886); USS Brinkley Bass (DD-887); Stickel (DD-888); USS O-Hare (DD-889); USS Meredith (DD-890)

Operators

United States

Characters

Sea Bombing

Maritime bombardment/attack of surface targets/areas primarily through ship-based ballistic weapons.

Land Assault

Littoral attacks against surface targets primarily through ship-based missiles/missile weapons.

Sea Patrol

Active patrolling of critical waterways and sea areas; also serves as a local deterrent against air and maritime threats.

Airspace Denial/Deterrence

Neutralization or deterrence of flying elements by airborne missile weapon ballistics.

Fleet Support

Provide support (fire or materiel) to major surface fleets in blue water environments.

Dimensions and Weight

Length

390.5 feet

119.02m

Ray

40. 1 ft

12.22m

Draft

14.4 feet

4.39m

Shift

2,615 t

Power and Performance

Installed Power:

4 x boiler units provide 2 x shaft rear for 2 x 60,000hp GE steam turbines.

Surface Velocity

section 36.8

(42.3 km/h)

Area

4,501nm

(5,180 miles | 8,336 kilometers)

Weapon

6 x 5" (130 mm) dual-purpose (DP) main gun with turret. 12 x 40 mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft (AA) automatic cannon. 11 x 20 mm Oerlikon automatic anti-aircraft gun. 10 x 21" (533mm) torpedo tubes.

Aircraft

None.