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@phillippibeard With all 4 boilers lit off a Fletcher Class destroyer could do 36 Knots easily for short runs. Not sustainable due to fuel consumption, and there wasn't the need.
brazosjaime 1 year ago
japan and german submarines, pay attention...
1993heavenshallburn 1 year ago
@phillippibeard, I served aboard Fletcher in the late 1960s and even at that age she could still crank out 34 knots. Some of her WWII veterans claim that during sea trials shortly after commissioning in 1942 she was capable of 37 knots. Once completely outfitted that speed did become unrealistic and 35 knots was considered the top speed.
randy946 1 year ago
Definitely. If you read the post-war interviews with the Japanese officers, they thought they were fighting large carriers and heavy cruisers and not the destroyers that parried and defeated the mighty Yamato task force.
Taospark 2 years ago
What ship is shown at 3:14 ?
Is it the DD630 USS Braine?
Angle of the guns match that of photos of the USS Braine taken May 27 1945.
J23yrne 2 years ago
They were called tin cans
My Dad served aboard the USS FOOTE from the day of her commission to the day of her decommission
lebelbruce 3 years ago
I think they were called tin cans because the first torpedo boat destroyers were so small. NavSource lists them as 420 tons displacement as compared to the Fletcher's 2,924 tons.
If you ever want to know the meaning of courage, research the USS Johnston's role in the Battle off Samar in October, 1944.
phillippibeard 3 years ago
I hate it when they get it wrong. Just 15 seconds into the video, they show the bow of destroyer 747. That ship, USS Samuel N. Moore (DD-747), was an Allen M. Sumner class destroyer. Instead of the Fletcher's 5 single 5"/38 gun mounts, the Sumner class had 3 dual 5"/38 mounts. Also, the 36 knot speed specified at 1:25 is an exaggeration. In real world conditions, they would make maybe 31.5 knots. That's why Arleigh Burke was known as "31-knot" Burke.
phillippibeard 3 years ago