The Gleaves-class destroyers were a class of 66 destroyers of the United States Navy built 1938–42, designed by Gibbs & Cox. [3] [4] The first ship of the class was USS Gleaves. They were the destroyer type that was in production for the …

2023年9月11日 · The Gleaves class destroyers were a parallel development of the Benson class, the former being built by Bethlehem yard with their own powerplant, whereas the Gleaves were built in other yards under strict Gibbs & Cox original design.

“What’s a ‘Gleaves-class’ destroyer?” asks a shipmate from World War II’s Destroyer Squadron 7 (which included USS Gleaves). “During World War II, we only heard of the Livermore class. And whatever happened to the Bristol class?”

USS Gleaves (DD-423) was the lead ship of the Gleaves class of destroyers. She is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Admiral Albert Gleaves, who is credited with improving the accuracy and precision of torpedoes and other naval arms.

The Gleaves-class destroyers were a class of 66 destroyers of the United States Navy built 1938–1942, and designed by Gibbs & Cox. The first ship of the class was the USS Gleaves. The U.S. Navy customarily names a class of ships after the first ship of …

USS Livermore (DD-429), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the 1st ship of the United States Navy to be named for Samuel Livermore, the first naval chaplain to be honored with a ship in his name.

Gleaves was stricken from the naval register on 1 November 1969 and sold 29 June 1972 and broken up for scrap. Gleaves earned five battle stars for World War II service.

Sixty-six 1,630-ton Gleaves-class destroyers served in the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Pacific. Two were authorized in fiscal year 1938 and laid down at Bath Iron Works. Eight more were authorized in both 1939 and ’40.

The Gleaves-class of destroyers were 66 destroyers produced for the United States Navy shortly before and during World War II. This class was designed as an improved version of the Sims-class that included two stacks and alternating boiler and engine rooms, which gave this class a better chance...

Left: USS Aaron Ward (DD-483) and USS Buchanan (DD-484) Gleaves Class destroyers ready for launch at Federal Shipbuilding, Kearney, New Jersey, October, 1941. Gleaves was the last of the pre-war destroyers.