In retrospect the Fletchers are often described as
the most successful of all American destroyers;
fast, roomy, capable of absorbing enormous punishment,
and yet fighting on.*

GENERAL INFORMATION

Length: Overall: 376' 5½"; Between perpendiculars: 369'

Maximum Molded Breadth: 39' 4½" Extreme Beam: 39' 8"

Normal Displacement: 2,050 long tons.

Draft: 8' 1" light; 13' 5" mean; 22'8" deep.

Designed Complement: 34 officers; 295 enlisted.

Designed Shaft Horsepower: 60,000.

Designed Speed: 38 knots.

Screws: Two x three blades.

Rudder: One.

Stacks: Two.

Tactical diameter: 950 yards at 30 knots.

Endurance: 4,800 nautical miles at 15 knots.


* Norman Friedman