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USS Gridley, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer The first automotive torpedo was developed in 1866, and the torpedo boat was developed soon after. In 1898, while the Spanish–American War was being fought in the Caribbean and the Pacific, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt wrote that the Spanish torpedo boat destroyers were the only threat to the American navy, and pushed for ...
An officer inspects enlisted sailors in Service Dress Blue (2008) A female U.S. Navy officer in Service Dress Blue uniform (2012) The Service Dress Blue (SDB) uniform consists of a dark navy blue suit coat and trousers (or optional skirt for women) that are nearly black in color, a white shirt, and a black four-in-hand necktie for men or a neck tab for women.
Destroyer designs Name Description Pattern sheet Photo Known examples MS-32/1D: for Gridley and Bagley classes [a]: Starboard Port: Mugford: Bagley, [b] Helm, [c] Mugford, [d] Ralph Talbot for Sims (DD-409) class
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. The Fletcher s had a design speed of 38 knots (70 km/h; 44 mph) and a principal armament of five 5-inch (127 mm) guns in single mounts with ten 21-inch (530 mm ...
Bagley-class destroyer; Benham-class destroyer; Benson-class destroyer; Caldwell-class destroyer; Clemson-class destroyer; Farragut-class destroyer (1934) Fletcher-class destroyer; Gearing-class destroyer; Gleaves-class destroyer; Gridley-class destroyer; Mahan-class destroyer; Porter-class destroyer; Robert H. Smith-class destroyer; Sims-class ...
With the likelihood of the United States entering the war, and after experiments with various paint schemes conducted in association with the 1940 Fleet Problem (exercise), the Bureau of Ships (BuShips) directed in January 1941 that the peacetime color of overall #5 Standard Navy Gray, a light gloss shade with a linseed oil base, be replaced with matte Dark Gray, #5-D, a new paint formulation ...
Type: Destroyer. Class: Fletcher-class. Year entered service: 1942. Personnel: 329. The USS O’Bannon (DD-450), a destroyer, played a vital role in World War II as one of the most decorated ships ...
(destroyer) Adapted to North Carolina-class battleships: Not used MS-32/11D (destroyer) Adapted to South Dakota-class battleships: Indiana: MS-32/16D (destroyer) Adapted to Tennessee-class battleships: California: MS-32v11/18D (destroyer) Adapted to North Carolina-class battleships: North Carolina [c] MS-32/22D (destroyer) Adapted to Iowa-class ...