List of Fletcher-class units

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This is an overview of all destroyers of the Fletcher class and their service, conversions and destinies.

unit Shipyard In service modification Off-duty Whereabouts / fate
USS Fletcher (DD-445) Federal Kearny June 30, 1942 U-hunting conversion 1948/49 1st August 1969 Scrapped February 1972
USS Radford (DD-446) Federal Kearny July 22, 1942 Submarine hunt conversion 1948/49, FRAM II November 10, 1969 Scrapped October 1970
USS Jenkins (DD-447) Federal Kearny July 31, 1942 Submarine hunt conversion 1948/49, FRAM II 1969 Scrapped February 1971
USS  La Vallette  (DD-448) Federal Kearny August 12, 1942 April 16, 1946 1974 sold to Peru as part donor
USS Nicholas (DD-449) Bath Iron Works June 4, 1942 Submarine hunt conversion 1948/49, FRAM II January 30, 1970 Scrapped October 1970
USS O'Bannon (DD-450) Bath June 26, 1942 U-hunting conversion 1948/49 January 30, 1970 Scrapped June 1970
USS Chevalier (DD-451) Bath July 20, 1942 before the October 6, 1943 Vella Lavella dropped
USS Percival (DD-452) Bath never alternative drive Construction contract canceled on July 7, 1946
USS Saufley (DD-465) Federal Kearny August 9, 1942 U-hunting conversion 1948/49 January 29, 1965 sunk as a target ship off Key West on February 20, 1968
USS Waller (DD-466) Federal Kearny October 1, 1942 U-hunting conversion 1948/49 15th July 1969 sunk on June 17, 1970 off Rhode Island as a target ship
USS Strong (DD-467) Bath August 7, 1942 sunk off New Georgia on July 7, 1943
USS Taylor (DD-468) Bath August 28, 1942 U-hunting conversion 1948/49 3rd June 1969 1969 sold to Italy as a launch, cannibalized in 1971
USS De Haven (DD-469) Bath September 20, 1942 sunk off Savo Island on February 1, 1943
USS Bache (DD-470) Bethlehem , St. I. November 24, 1942 U-hunting conversion 1948/49 March 1, 1968 scrapped in February 1968
USS Beale (DD-471) Bethelehem, St. I. December 23, 1942 U-hunting conversion 1948/49 September 30, 1968 Sunk off Virginia on June 24, 1969
USS Guest (DD-472) Boston Navy Yard December 15, 1942 June 4, 1946 Sold as Para to Brazil in 1959 , scrapped in 1979
USS Bennett (DD-473) Boston Navy Yard February 9, 1943 April 18, 1946 Sold to Brazil as Paraiba in 1959 , scrapped in 1978
USS Fullam (DD-474) Boston Navy Yard March 2, 1943 January 15, 1947 Sunk off Virginia on July 7, 1962
USS Hudson (DD-475) Boston Navy Yard April 13, 1943 May 31, 1946 scrapped in November 1973
USS Hutchins (DD-476) Boston Navy Yard November 17, 1942 Reconnaissance plane Badly damaged off Okinawa on April 27, 1945, scrapped in 1948
USS Pringle (DD-477) Charleston Navy Yard September 15, 1942 Reconnaissance plane Sank off Okinawa on April 16, 1945
USS Stanly (DD-478) Charleston Navy Yard October 15, 1942 Reconnaissance plane January 15, 1947 scrapped in December 1971
USS Stevens (DD-479) Charleston Navy Yard February 1, 1954 Reconnaissance plane September 28, 1946 scrapped in November 1973
USS Halford (DD-480) Puget Sound Navy Yard April 10, 1943 Reconnaissance plane May 15, 1946 scrapped in April 1970
USS Leutze (DD-481) Puget Sound March 4, 1944 Reconnaissance aircraft (planned) December 6, 1945 Badly damaged by Kamikaze pilots on June 4, 1945 off Okinawa, scrapped in 1947
USS Watson (DD-482) Federal Kearny never alternative diesel drive Construction contract canceled on January 7, 1946
USS Philip (DD-498) Federal Kearny November 21, 1942 U-hunting conversion 1948/49 September 30, 1968 Sunk in a storm in 1972 on the way to scrapping
USS Renshaw (DD-499) Federal Kearny February 5, 1943 U-hunting conversion 1948/49 February 14, 1970 scrapped in October 1970
USS Ringgold (DD-500) Federal Kearny December 30, 1942 March 23, 1946 1959 to Germany as Destroyer 2 , 1981 as Kimon to Greece, scrapped in 1993
USS Schroeder (DD-501) Federal Kearny January 1, 1943 April 29, 1946 scrapped in January 1974
USS Sigsbee (DD-502) Federal Kearny January 23, 1943 April 13, 1946 scrapped in July 1975
USS Conway (DD-507) Bath October 9, 1942 U-hunting conversion 1948/49 1st September 1969 sunk on June 26, 1970
USS Cony (DD-508) Bath October 30, 1942 U-hunting conversion 1948/49 1st September 1969 Sunk off Puerto Rico on March 20, 1970
USS Converse (DD-509) Bath November 20, 1942 April 23, 1946 Sold to Spain in 1959 as Almirante Valdes , retired in 1986, scrapped in 1988
USS Eaton (DD-510) Bath December 4, 1942 U-hunting conversion 1948/49 1st September 1969 Sunk off Florida on March 27, 1970
USS Foote (DD-511) Bath December 22, 1942 April 18, 1946 scrapped in January 1970
USS Spence (DD-512) Bath January 8, 1943 capsized in a typhoon on December 18, 1944 and sank
USS Terry (DD-513) Bath January 27, 1943 August 13, 1946 1974 sold to Peru for canning
USS Thatcher (DD-514) Bath February 10, 1943 Badly damaged by Kamikaze pilots on July 19, 1945 off Okinawa, scrapped in 1948
USS Anthony (DD-515) Bath February 26, 1943 April 17, 1946 1958 as destroyer 1 to Germany, retired in 1976, sunk in the Mediterranean in 1979
USS Wadsworth (DD-516) Bath March 16, 1943 April 18, 1946 1959 as destroyer 3 to Germany, 1980 as Nearchos to Greece, scrapped in 1991
USS Walker (DD-517) Bath April 3, 1943 U-hunting conversion 1948/49 2nd July 1969 1969 to Italy as Fante , 1977 scrapped
USS Brownson (DD-518) Bethlehem, St. I. February 3, 1943 on December 26, 1943 off Cape Gloucester of Japan. Dive bombers hit and sunk
USS Daly (DD-519) Bethlehem, St. I. March 10, 1943 1st December 1974 scrapped in April 1976
USS Isherwood (DD-520) Bethlehem, St. I. April 12, 1943 September 11, 1961 Leased to Peru in 1961 as BAP Almirante Guise (DD-72) , scrapped in 1981
USS Kimberly (DD-521) Bethlehem, St. I. May 22, 1943 January 16, 1954 1967 as An Yang to Taiwan, scrapped in 1999
USS Luce (DD-522) Bethlehem, St. I. June 21, 1943 Sunk by Kamikaze pilots off Okinawa on May 4, 1945
USS  Abner Read  (DD-526) Bethlehem, Frisco February 5, 1943 Sunk by Kamikaze pilots in the Gulf of Leyte on November 1, 1944
USS Nurse (DD-527) Bethlehem, Frisco March 12, 1943 September 15, 1960 Badly damaged in collision with USS Collett (DD-730) on July 19, 1960, scrapped in 1961
USS Mullany (DD-528) Bethlehem, Frisco April 23, 1943 October 6, 1971 1971 as Chain Yang to Taiwan, sunk in 2001
USS Bush (DD-529) Bethlehem, Frisco October 27, 1943 Badly damaged and sunk by Kamikaze pilots off Okinawa on April 6, 1945
USS Trathen (DD-530) Bethlehem, Frisco May 28, 1943 May 11, 1965 scrapped after target practice in November 1973
USS Hazelwood (DD-530) Bethlehem, Frisco June 18, 1943 March 19, 1965 scrapped in April 1976
USS Heermann (DD-532) Bethlehem, Frisco July 6, 1943 December 20, 1957 1961 as ARA Almirante Brown (D-20) to Argentina, scrapped in 1982
USS Hoel (DD-533) Bethlehem, Frisco July 29, 1943 in the October 25, 1944 battle off Samar dropped
USS McCord (DD-534) Bethlehem, Frisco August 19, 1943 June 9, 1954 scrapped in January 1974
USS Miller (DD-535) Bethlehem, Frisco August 31, 1943 June 30, 1954 scrapped in July 1975
USS Owen (DD-536) Bethlehem, Frisco September 20, 1943 27th American 1958 scrapped in November 1973
USS  The Sullivans  (DD-537) Bethlehem, Frisco September 30, 1943 January 7, 1965 Museum ship in the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park
USS  Stephen Potter  (DD-538) Bethlehem, Frisco October 21, 1943 April 21, 1958 scrapped in November 1973
USS Tingey (DD-539) Bethlehem, Frisco November 25, 1943 November 30, 1963 Sunk off San Francisco in May 1966
USS Twining (DD-540) Bethlehem, Frisco December 1, 1943 July 1, 1971 1971 as Kwai Yang to Taiwan, 1999 scrapped
USS Yarnall (DD-541) Bethlehem, Frisco December 30, 1943 September 30, 1958 1968 as Kun Yang to Taiwan, scrapped in 1999
USS Boyd (DD-544) Bethlehem, S. Ped. May 8, 1943 1st October 1969 In 1969 as Iskenderun to Turkey, scrapped in 1981
USS Bradford (DD-545) Bethlehem, S. Ped. June 12, 1943 September 28, 1961 1962 as Thylla to Greece, scrapped in 1981
USS Brown (DD-546) Bethlehem, S. Ped. July 10, 1943 February 9, 1962 1962 as Navarinon to Greece, scrapped in 1981
USS Cowell (DD-547) Bethlehem, S. Ped. August 23, 1943 17th August 1971 1971 as Almirante Storni to Argentina, scrapped in 1985
USS Capps (DD-550) Gulf SB June 23, 1943 January 15, 1947 1957 as Almirante Valdez to Spain, scrapped in 1985
USS  David W. Taylor  (DD-551) Gulf SB September 18, 1943 August 17, 1946 1957 as Almirante Ferrandiz to Spain, scrapped in 1987
USS Evans (DD-552) Gulf SB December 11, 1943 Badly damaged by Kamikaze pilots on May 11, 1945 off Okinawa, scrapped in 1947
USS  John D. Henley  (DD-553) Gulf SB February 2, 1944 April 30, 1946 scrapped in May 1970
USS Franks (DD-554) Seattle-Tacoma July 30, 1943 May 31, 1946 1961 as Parana to Brazil, scrapped in 1982
USS Haggard (DD-555) Seattle-Tacoma August 31, 1943 Badly damaged by Kamikaze pilots off Okinawa on April 19, 1945, later scrapped
USS Hailey (DD-556) Seattle-Tacoma September 30, 1943 November 3, 1960 1961 as Pernambuco to Brazil, scrapped in 1982
USS Johnston (DD-557) Seattle-Tacoma October 27, 1943 Sank off Samar on October 25, 1944
USS Laws (DD-558) Seattle-Tacoma November 18, 1943 March 30, 1964 scrapped in December 1973
USS Longshaw (DD-559) Seattle-Tacoma December 4, 1943 on May 18, 1945 before Okinawa through japan. Coastal artillery sunk
USS Morrison (DD-560) Seattle-Tacoma December 18, 1943 Sunk by Kamikaze pilots off Okinawa on May 4, 1945
USS Prichett (DD-561) Seattle-Tacoma January 15, 1944 January 10, 1970 1970 as a genius to Italy, scrapped in 1975
USS Robinson (DD-562) Seattle-Tacoma January 31, 1944 April 1, 1964 Sunk off Puerto Rico on April 13, 1982
USS Ross (DD-563) Seattle-Tacoma February 21, 1944 November 6, 1959 Sunk off Puerto Rico on January 26, 1978
USS Rowe (DD-564) Seattle-Tacoma March 13, 1944 November 6, 1959 Sunk off Puerto Rico on February 23, 1978
USS Smalley (DD-565) Seattle-Tacoma September 30, 1957 scrapped in January 1966
USS Stoddard (DD-566) Seattle-Tacoma April 15, 1944 26th September 1969 Sunk in 1997 northwest of Hawaii
USS Watts (DD-567) Seattle-Tacoma April 29, 1944 26th September 1969 scrapped in September 1974
USS Wren (DD-568) Seattle-Tacoma May 20, 1944 October 1963 Scrapped in 1975
USS Aulick (DD-569) Consolidated Orange October 27, 1942 April 18, 1946 1959 as Sfendoni to Greece, scrapped in 1997
USS  Charles Ausburne  (DD-570) Consolidated Orange November 24, 1942 April 18, 1946 1960 as destroyer 6 to Germany, scrapped in 1968
USS Claxton (DD-571) Consolidated Orange December 8, 1942 April 18, 1946 1960 as destroyer 4 to Germany, cannibalized in 1981 in Greece
USS Dyson (DD-572) Consolidated Orange December 30, 1942 March 31, 1947 1960 destroyed as Destroyer 5 in Germany, in 1982 in Greece
USS Harrison (DD-573) Consolidated Orange January 25, 1943 April 1, 1946 1968 as Cuauhtemoc to Mexico, scrapped in 1982
USS John Rodgers (DD-574) Consolidated Orange February 9, 1943 May 25, 1946 In 1968 as Cuitlahuac to Mexico, in 2002 as the last ship of the class retired, museum ship
USS McKee (DD-575) Consolidated Orange March 31, 1943 February 25, 1946 scrapped in January 1974
USS Murray (DD-576) Consolidated Orange April 20, 1943 May 1966 scrapped in August 1966
USS Sproston (DD-577) Consolidated Orange May 19, 1943 September 30, 1968 scrapped in December 1971
USS Wickes (DD-578) Consolidated Orange June 16, 1943 May 20, 1946 sunk on April 8, 1974 as a target ship
USS  William D. Porter  (DD-579) Consolidated Orange July 6, 1943 Sank on June 10, 1945 off Okinawa after a Kamikaze near hit
USS Young (DD-580) Consolidated Orange July 31, 1943 March 31, 1946 Sunk off Virginia on March 6, 1970
USS Charrette (DD-581) Boston Navy Yard May 18, 1943 January 15, 1947 1959 as Velos to Greece, since 1998 museum ship
USS Conner (DD-582) Boston Navy Yard June 8, 1943 July 5, 1946 1959 as Aspis to Greece, scrapped in 1998
USS Hall (DD-583) Boston Navy Yard July 7, 1943 December 10, 1946 1959 as Lonchi to Greece, scrapped in 1998
USS Halligan (DD-584) Boston Navy Yard August 19, 1943 ran into mine on March 26, 1945 off Okinawa and sank
USS Haraden (DD-585) Boston Navy Yard September 16, 1943 July 2, 1946 Sunk in November 1973
USS Newcomb (DD-586) Boston Navy Yard November 10, 1943 November 20, 1945 Badly damaged by five kamikaze pilots off Okinawa on April 6, 1945, scrapped in 1947
USS Bell (DD-587) Charleston Navy Yard March 4, 1943 July 14, 1946 Sunk in May 1975
USS Burns (DD-588) Charleston Navy Yard April 3, 1943 June 25, 1946 Sunk on June 20, 1974
USS Izard (DD-589) Charleston Navy Yard May 15, 1943 May 31, 1946 scrapped in April 1970
USS  Paul Hamilton  (DD-590) Charleston Navy Yard October 25, 1943 September 24, 1945 scrapped in April 1970
USS Twiggs (DD-591) October 25, 1943 November 4, 1943 Sunk by a bomb hit on June 16, 1945 off Okinawa
USS Howorth (DD-592) Puget Sound Navy Yard April 3, 1944 November 30, 1946 Sunk off San Diego on March 8, 1962
USS Killen (DD-593) Puget Sound Navy Yard May 4, 1944 July 9, 1946 scrapped in April 1975
USS Hart (DD-594) Puget Sound Navy Yard November 4, 1944 May 31, 1946 scrapped in December 1973
USS Metcalf (DD-595) Puget Sound Navy Yard November 18, 1944 March 1946 scrapped in June 1972
USS Shields (DD-596) Puget Sound Navy Yard February 8, 1945 June 14, 1946 1972 as Maranhao to Brazil, scrapped in 1990
USS Wiley (DD-597) Puget Sound Navy Yard February 22, 1945 August 9, 1946 scrapped in April 1970
USS Abbot (DD-629) Bath Iron Works April 23, 1943 March 26, 1965 scrapped in July 1975
USS Braine (DD-630) Bath Iron Works May 11, 1943 17th August 1971 1971 as Admirante Domecq Garcia to Argentina, sunk on November 19, 1986
USS Heirs (DD-631) Bath Iron Works May 28, 1943 June 27, 1958 1963 as Chung Mu to South Korea, training object
USS Hale (DD-642) Bath Iron Works June 15, 1946 July 30, 1960 1961 as Antioquia to Colombia, scrapped in 1973
USS Sigourney (DD-643) Bath Iron Works June 29, 1943 May 1, 1960 scrapped in July 1975
USS Stembel (DD-644) Bath Iron Works July 16, 1943 May 27, 1958 1961 as Rosales to Argentina, scrapped in 1982
USS  Albert W. Grant  (DD-649) Charleston Navy Yard November 24, 1943 July 16, 1946 scrapped in May 1972
USS Caperton (DD-650) Bath Iron Works July 30, 1943 April 27, 1960 Scrapped in 1974
USS Cogswell (DD-651) Bath Iron Works August 17, 1943 1st October 1969 1969 as Izmit to Turkey, scrapped in 1980
USS Ingersoll (DD-652) Bath Iron Works August 31, 1943 January 1970 Sunk on May 19, 1974
USS Knapp (DD-653) Bath Iron Works September 16, 1943 March 4th 1957 scrapped in August 1973
USS Bearss (DD-654) Gulf SB April 12, 1944 January 31, 1947 scrapped in April 1976
USS  John Hood  (DD-655) Gulf SB June 7, 1944 July 3, 1946 scrapped in April 1976
USS  Van Valkenburgh  (DD-656) Gulf SB August 2, 1944 October 21, 1953 1967 as Izmir to Turkey, 1987 scrapped
USS  Charles J. Badger  (DD-657) Bethlehem, St. I. July 23, 1943 December 20, 1957 1974 sold to Chile as a spare parts donor
USS Colahan (DD-658) Bethlehem, St. I. August 23, 1943 August 1, 1966 Sunk off California on December 18, 1966
USS Dashiell (DD-659) Federal Kearny March 20, 1943 April 29, 1960 scrapped in September 1975
USS Bullard (DD-660) Federal Kearny April 9, 1943 December 20, 1946 scrapped in December 1973
USS Kidd (DD-661) Federal Kearny April 23, 1943 June 20, 1946 Museum ship in Baton Rouge , Louisiana
USS Bennion (DD-662) Boston Navy Yard December 14, 1943 June 20, 1946 scrapped in May 1973
USS  Heywood L. Edwards  (DD-663) Boston Navy Yard January 26, 1944 July 1, 1946 1959 as Ariake to Japan, scrapped in 1976
USS  Richard P. Leary  (DD-664) Boston Navy Yard February 23, 1944 December 10, 1946 1959 as Yugure to Japan, scrapped in 1974
USS Bryant (DD-665) Charleston Navy Yard December 4, 1943 January 15, 1946 Sunk off California on August 24, 1969
USS Black (DD-666) Federal Kearny May 21, 1943 September 1969 scrapped in February 1971
USS Chauncey (DD-667) Federal Kearny May 31, 1943 May 14, 1954 scrapped in January 1974
USS  Clarence K. Bronson  (DD-668) Federal Kearny June 11, 1943 June 29, 1960 In 1967 as Istanbul to Turkey, scrapped in 1987
USS Cotten (DD-669) Federal Kearny July 24, 1943 May 2, 1960 scrapped in July 1975
USS Dortch (DD-670) Federal Kearny August 7, 1943 December 13, 1957 1961 as Espora to Argentina, scrapped in 1977
USS Gatling (DD-671) Federal Kearny August 19, 1943 May 2, 1960 scrapped in February 1977
USS Healy (DD-672) Federal Kearny September 3, 1943 March 11, 1958 scrapped in April 1976
USS Hickox (DD-673) Federal Kearny September 10, 1943 December 20, 1957 1968 as Pusan to South Korea, scrapped in 1989
USS Hunt (DD-674) Federal Kearny September 22, 1943 December 30, 1963 in August 1975
USS  Lewis Hancock  (DD-675) Federal Kearny September 29, 1943 18th December 1957 In 1967 as Piaui to Brazil, scrapped in 1989
USS Marshall (DD-676) Federal Kearny October 16, 1943 19th July 1969 scrapped in July 1970
USS McDermut (DD-677) Federal Kearny November 19, 1943 December 16, 1963 scrapped in January 1966
USS McGowan (DD-678) Federal Kearny December 20, 1943 November 30, 1960 In 1960 as Jorge Juan to Spain, scrapped in 1988
USS McNair (DD-679) Federal Kearny December 30, 1943 December 30, 1963 scrapped in June 1976
USS Melvin (DD-680) Federal Kearny November 24, 1943 January 13, 1954 in August 1975
USS Hopewell (DD-681) Bethlehem, S. Ped. September 30, 1943 2nd January 1970 sunk on February 11, 1972
USS Porterfield (DD-682) Bethlehem, S. Ped. October 30, 1943 November 7, 1969 sunk on July 18, 1982
USS Stockham (DD-683) Bethlehem, Frisco February 11, 1944 2nd September 1957 sunk on February 11, 1977
USS Wedderburn (DD-684) Bethlehem, Frisco March 9, 1943 1st October 1969 scrapped in January 1972
USS Picking (DD-685) Bethlehem, St. I. September 21, 1943 6th September 1969 sunk on February 27, 1997
USS  Halsey Powell  (DD-686) Bethlehem, St. I. October 25, 1943 December 10, 1946 1968 as Seoul to South Korea, scrapped in 1982
USS Uhlmann (DD-687) Bethlehem, St. I. November 22, 1943 July 15, 1972 scrapped in March 1974
USS Remey (DD-688) Bath Iron Works September 30, 1943 December 30, 1963 scrapped in June 1976
USS Wadleigh (DD-689) Bath Iron Works October 19, 1943 June 28, 1968 1972 as Blanco Encalada to Chile, scrapped in 1983
USS  Norman Scott  (DD-690) Bath Iron Works November 5, 1943 April 30, 1946 scrapped in December 1973
USS Mertz (DD-691) Bath Iron Works November 19, 1943 April 23, 1946 scrapped in December 1971
USS Callaghan (DD-792) Bethlehem, S. Ped. January 27, 1943 Sunk by Kamikaze off Okinawa on July 28, 1945
USS  Cassin Young  (DD-793) Bethlehem, S. Ped. December 31, 1943 April 29, 1960 Museum ship in Boston
USS Irwin (DD-794) Bethlehem, S. Ped. February 14, 1944 January 10, 1953 1968 as Santa Catarina to Brazil, scrapped in 1978
USS Preston (DD-795) Bethlehem, S. Ped. March 20, 1944 15th November 1969 1969 as Icel to Turkey, scrapped in 1981
USS Benham (DD-796) Bethlehem, St. I. December 20, 1943 December 15, 1960 1960 as Villar to Peru, scrapped in 1980
USS Cushing (DD-797) Bethlehem, St. I. January 17, 1944 November 6, 1960 1961 as Parana to Brazil, scrapped in 1982
USS Monssen (DD-798) Bethlehem, St. I. February 14, 1944 September 1957 scrapped in October 1963
USS Jarvis (DD-799) Seattle Tacoma June 3, 1944 October 24, 1960 1960 as Alcala Galiano to Spain, scrapped in 1982
USS Porter (DD-800) Seattle Tacoma June 24, 1944 August 10, 1953 scrapped in March 1974
USS Colhoun (DD-801) Seattle Tacoma July 8, 1944 Badly damaged by Kamikaze on April 6, 1945 off Okinawa, sunk by an American destroyer
USS Gregory (DD-802) Seattle Tacoma July 29, 1944 February 1, 1964 Sunk in March 1971
USS Little (DD-803) Seattle Tacoma August 19, 1944 Sunk by Kamikaze on May 3, 1945 off Okinawa
USS Rooks (DD-804) Seattle Tacoma September 2, 1944 July 26, 1962 1962 as Cochrane to Chile, scrapped in 1983

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