List of Fletcher-class destroyers

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List of Fletcher-class destroyers and their dispositions. There were 175 of them built during World War II.

Ships in class

Ships of the *Fletcher* destroyer class
Name	Hull no.	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned / Recommissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
Fletcher	DD-445	Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey	2 October 1941	3 May 1942	30 June 1942	15 January 1947	Sold for scrap, 22 February 1972
Fletcher	DD-445		2 October 1941	3 May 1942	3 October 1949	1 October 1969	Sold for scrap, 22 February 1972
Radford	DD-446		2 October 1941	3 May 1942	22 July 1942	17 January 1946	Sold for scrap October 1970
Radford	DD-446		2 October 1941	3 May 1942	17 October 1949	10 November 1969	Sold for scrap October 1970
Jenkins	DD-447		27 November 1941	21 June 1942	31 July 1942	1 May 1946	Sold for scrap, 17 February 1971
Jenkins	DD-447		27 November 1941	21 June 1942	2 November 1951	2 July 1969	Sold for scrap, 17 February 1971
La Vallette	DD-448		27 November 1941	21 June 1942	12 August 1942	16 April 1946	Sold to Peru as parts donor, 26 July 1974 scrapped
Nicholas	DD-449	Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine	3 March 1941	19 February 1942	4 June 1942	12 June 1946	Sold for scrap, October 1970
Nicholas	DD-449		3 March 1941	19 February 1942	19 February 1951	30 January 1970	Sold for scrap, October 1970
O'Bannon	DD-450		3 March 1941	19 February 1942	26 June 1942	21 May 1946	Sold for scrap, 6 June 1970
O'Bannon	DD-450		3 March 1941	19 February 1942	19 February 1951	30 January 1970	Sold for scrap, 6 June 1970
Chevalier	DD-451		30 April 1941	11 April 1942	20 July 1942	—	Sunk, Naval Battle of Vella Lavella, 6 October 1943
Saufley	DD-465	Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey	27 January 1942	19 July 1942	29 August 1942	12 June 1946	Sunk as target, 20 February 1968
Saufley	DD-465		27 January 1942	19 July 1942	15 December 1949	29 January 1965	Sunk as target, 20 February 1968
Waller	DD-466		12 February 1942	15 August 1942	1 October 1942	10 June 1946	Sunk as target, 17 June 1970
Waller	DD-466		12 February 1942	15 August 1942	5 July 1950	15 July 1969	Sunk as target, 17 June 1970
Strong	DD-467	Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine	30 April 1941	17 May 1942	7 August 1942	—	Sunk, 5 July 1943
Taylor	DD-468		28 August 1941	7 June 1942	28 August 1942	31 May 1946	Transferred to Italy, 2 July 1969
Taylor	DD-468		28 August 1941	7 June 1942	3 December 1951	3 June 1969	Transferred to Italy, 2 July 1969
De Haven	DD-469		27 September 1941	28 June 1942	21 September 1942	—	Sunk, 1 February 1943
Bache	DD-470	Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Staten Island, New York	19 November 1941	7 July 1942	14 November 1942	4 February 1946	Wrecked, 6 February 1968
Bache	DD-470		19 November 1941	7 July 1942	1 October 1951	1 March 1968	Wrecked, 6 February 1968
Beale	DD-471		19 December 1941	24 August 1942	23 December 1942	11 April 1946	Sunk as target, 24 June 1969
Beale	DD-471		19 December 1941	24 August 1942	1 November 1951	30 September 1968	Sunk as target, 24 June 1969
Guest	DD-472	Boston Navy Yard	27 September 1941	20 February 1942	15 December 1942	4 June 1946	Transferred to Brazil, 5 June 1959
Bennett	DD-473		10 December 1941	16 April 1942	9 February 1943	18 April 1946	Transferred to Brazil, 15 December 1959
Fullam	DD-474		10 December 1941	16 April 1942	2 March 1943	15 January 1947	Sunk as target, 7 July 1962
Hudson	DD-475		20 February 1942	3 June 1942	13 April 1943	31 May 1946	Sold for scrap, 27 November 1973
Hutchins	DD-476		27 September 1941	20 February 1942	17 November 1942	30 November 1945	Sold for scrap, January 1948
Pringle	DD-477	Charleston Navy Yard	31 July 1941	2 May 1942	15 September 1942	—	Sunk, 16 April 1945
Stanly	DD-478		15 September 1941	May 2, 1942	15 October 1942	October 1946	Sold for scrap, 16 December 1971
Stevens	DD-479		30 December 1941	24 June 1942	1 February 1943	2 July 1946	Sold for scrap, 27 November 1973
Halford	DD-480	Puget Sound Naval Shipyard	3 June 1941	29 October 1942	10 April 1943	15 May 1946	Sold for scrap, 2 April 1970
Leutze	DD-481	Puget Sound Naval Shipyard	3 June 1941	29 October 1942	4 March 1944	6 December 1945	Sold for scrap, 17 June 1947
Watson	DD-482	Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey	—				Contract cancelled 7 January 1946
Philip	DD-498		7 May 1942	13 October 1942	21 November 1942	1 February 1946	Sank in a storm, 2 February 1972
Philip	DD-498		7 May 1942	13 October 1942	30 June 1950	30 September 1968	Sank in a storm, 2 February 1972
Renshaw	DD-499		7 May 1942	13 October 1942	5 December 1942	February 1947	Sold for scrap, October 1970
Renshaw	DD-499		7 May 1942	13 October 1942	June 1950	14 February 1970	Sold for scrap, October 1970
Ringgold	DD-500		25 June 1942	11 November 1942	30 December 1942	23 March 1946	Transferred to West German Navy, 14 July 1959
Schroeder	DD-501		25 June 1942	11 November 1942	1 January 1943	29 April 1946	Sold for scrap, 1 January 1974
Sigsbee	DD-502		22 July 1942	7 December 1942	23 January 1943	31 March 1947	Sold for scrap, 31 July 1975
Conway	DD-507	Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine	5 November 1941	16 August 1942	9 October 1942	25 June 1946	Sunk as a target 26 June 1970
Conway	DD-507		5 November 1941	16 August 1942	8 November 1950	15 November 1969	Sunk as a target 26 June 1970
Cony	DD-508		24 December 1941	16 August 1942	30 October 1942	18 June 1946	Sunk as a target, 20 March 1970
Cony	DD-508		24 December 1941	16 August 1942	17 November 1949	2 July 1969	Sunk as a target, 20 March 1970
Converse	DD-509		23 February 1942	30 August 1942	20 November 1942	23 April 1946	Transferred to Spain, 1 July 1959
Eaton	DD-510		17 March 1942	20 September 1942	4 December 1942	21 June 1946	Sunk as target, 27 March 1970
Eaton	DD-510		17 March 1942	20 September 1942	11 December 1951	30 May 1969	Sunk as target, 27 March 1970
Foote	DD-511		14 April 1942	11 October 1942	22 December 1942	18 April 1946	Sold for scrap, 2 January 1974
Spence	DD-512		18 May 1942	27 October 1942	8 January 1943	—	Foundered, 18 December 1944
Terry	DD-513		8 June 1942	22 November 1942	26 January 1943	11 July 1947	Transferred to Peru 26 July 1974 for spare parts
Thatcher	DD-514		20 June 1942	6 December 1942	10 February 1943	23 November 1945	Sold for scrap, 23 January 1948
Anthony	DD-515		17 August 1942	20 December 1942	26 February 1943	17 April 1946	Transferred to West Germany, 17 January 1958
Wadsworth	DD-516		18 August 1942	10 January 1943	16 March 1943	18 April 1946	Transferred to West Germany, 6 October 1959
Walker	DD-517		31 August 1942	31 January 1943	3 April 1943	31 May 1946	Sold to Italy, 2 July 1969
Walker	DD-517		31 August 1942	31 January 1943	15 September 1950	2 July 1969	Sold to Italy, 2 July 1969
Brownson	DD-518	Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Staten Island, New York	15 February 1942	24 September 1942	3 February 1943	—	Sunk, 26 December 1943
Daly	DD-519		29 April 1942	24 October 1942	10 March 1943	18 April 1946	Sold for scrap, 22 April 1976
Daly	DD-519		29 April 1942	24 October 1942	6 July 1951	2 May 1960	Sold for scrap, 22 April 1976
Isherwood	DD-520		12 May 1942	24 November 1942	12 April 1943	1 February 1946	Loaned to Peru, 8 October 1961
Isherwood	DD-520		12 May 1942	24 November 1942	5 April 1951	11 September 1961	Loaned to Peru, 8 October 1961
Kimberly	DD-521		27 July 1942	4 February 1943	22 May 1943	5 February 1947	Loaned to Taiwan, 1 June 1967
Kimberly	DD-521		27 July 1942	4 February 1943	8 February 1951	15 January 1954	Loaned to Taiwan, 1 June 1967
Luce	DD-522		24 August 1942	6 March 1943	21 June 1943	—	Sunk, 4 May 1945
Abner Read	DD-526	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California	30 October 1941	18 August 1942	5 February 1943	—	Sunk, 1 November 1944
Ammen	DD-527		29 November 1941	17 September 1942	20 March 1943	15 April 1946	Sold for scrap, 20 April 1961
Ammen	DD-527		29 November 1941	17 September 1942	5 April 1951	15 September 1960	Sold for scrap, 20 April 1961
Mullany	DD-528		15 January 1942	10 October 1942	23 April 1943	14 February 1946	Transferred to Taiwan, 6 October 1971
Mullany	DD-528		15 January 1942	10 October 1942	8 March 1951	6 October 1971	Transferred to Taiwan, 6 October 1971
Bush	DD-529		12 February 1942	27 October 1942	10 May 1943	—	Sunk, 6 April 1945
Trathen	DD-530		17 March 1942	22 October 1942	28 May 1943	18 January 1946	Used as target hulk November 1973, scrapped
Trathen	DD-530		17 March 1942	22 October 1942	1 August 1951	11 May 1965	Used as target hulk November 1973, scrapped
Hazelwood	DD-531		11 April 1942	20 November 1942	18 June 1943	18 January 1946	Sold for scrap 14 April 1976
Hazelwood	DD-531		11 April 1942	20 November 1942	12 September 1951	19 March 1965	Sold for scrap 14 April 1976
Heermann	DD-532		8 May 1942	5 December 1942	6 July 1943	12 June 1946	Transferred to Argentina, 14 August 1961.
Heermann	DD-532		8 May 1942	5 December 1942	12 September 1951	20 December 1957	Transferred to Argentina, 14 August 1961.
Hoel	DD-533		4 June 1942	19 December 1942	19 July 1943	—	Sunk, Battle off Samar, 25 October 1944
McCord	DD-534		17 March 1942	10 January 1943	19 August 1943	15 January 1947	Sold for scrap 2 January 1974
McCord	DD-534		17 March 1942	10 January 1943	1 August 1951	9 June 1954	Sold for scrap 2 January 1974
Miller	DD-535		18 August 1942	15 February 1943	31 August 1943	19 December 1945	Sold for scrap, 31 July 1975
Miller	DD-535		18 August 1942	15 February 1943	19 May 1951	30 June 1964	Sold for scrap, 31 July 1975
Owen	DD-536		17 September 1942	21 March 1943	20 September 1943	10 December 1946	Sold for scrap, 27 November 1973
Owen	DD-536		17 September 1942	21 March 1943	17 August 1951	27 May 1958	Sold for scrap, 27 November 1973
The Sullivans	DD-537		10 October 1942	4 April 1943	30 September 1943	10 January 1946	Donated to Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park, Buffalo, New York
The Sullivans	DD-537		10 October 1942	4 April 1943	6 July 1951	7 January 1965
Stephen Potter	DD-538		27 October 1942	28 April 1943	21 October 1943	21 September 1945	Sold for scrap, 27 November 1973
Stephen Potter	DD-538		27 October 1942	28 April 1943	29 March 1951	21 April 1958	Sold for scrap, 27 November 1973
Tingey	DD-539		22 October 1942	28 May 1943	25 November 1943	March 1946	Sunk as target, May 1966
Tingey	DD-539		22 October 1942	28 May 1943	27 January 1951	30 November 1963	Sunk as target, May 1966
Twining	DD-540		20 November 1942	11 July 1943	1 December 1943	14 June 1946	Sold to Taiwan, 16 August 1971
Twining	DD-540		20 November 1942	11 July 1943	10 June 1950	1 July 1971	Sold to Taiwan, 16 August 1971
Yarnall	DD-541		5 December 1942	25 July 1943	30 December 1943	15 January 1947	Loaned to Taiwan, 10 June 1968
Yarnall	DD-541		5 December 1942	25 July 1943	28 February 1951	30 September 1958	Loaned to Taiwan, 10 June 1968
Boyd	DD-544	Bethlehem Steel Company, San Pedro, California, Terminal Island	2 April 1942	29 October 1942	8 May 1943	15 January 1947	Transferred to Turkey, 1 October 1969
Boyd	DD-544		2 April 1942	29 October 1942	24 November 1950	1 October 1969	Transferred to Turkey, 1 October 1969
Bradford	DD-545		28 April 1942	12 December 1942	12 June 1943	11 July 1946	Transferred to Hellenic Navy, 27 September 1962
Bradford	DD-545		28 April 1942	12 December 1942	27 October 1950	28 September 1961	Transferred to Hellenic Navy, 27 September 1962
Brown	DD-546		27 June 1942	21 February 1943	10 July 1943	1 August 1946	Transferred to Hellenic Navy, 27 September 1962
Brown	DD-546		27 June 1942	21 February 1943	27 October 1950	9 February 1962	Transferred to Hellenic Navy, 27 September 1962
Cowell	DD-547		7 September 1942	18 March 1943	23 August 1943	22 July 1946	Transferred to Argentina, 17 August 1971
Cowell	DD-547		7 September 1942	18 March 1943	21 September 1951	17 August 1971	Transferred to Argentina, 17 August 1971
Capps	DD-550	Gulf Shipbuilding Corporation, Chickasaw, Alabama	12 June 1941	31 May 1942	23 June 1943	15 January 1947	Transferred to Spain, 15 May 1957
David W. Taylor	DD-551		12 June 1941	4 July 1942	18 September 1943	17 August 1946	Leased to Spain, 15 May 1957
Evans	DD-552		21 July 1941	4 October 1942	11 December 1943	7 November 1945	Sold for scrap, 11 February 1947
John D. Henley	DD-553		21 July 1941	15 November 1942	2 February 1944	30 April 1946	Sold for scrap, May 1970
Franks	DD-554	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, Seattle, Washington	8 March 1942	7 December 1942	30 July 1943	31 May 1946	Sold for scrap, 1 August 1973
Haggard	DD-555		27 March 1942	9 February 1943	31 August 1943	1 November 1945	Sold for scrap, 3 March 1946
Hailey	DD-556		11 April 1942	9 March 1943	30 September 1943	27 January 1946	Loaned to Brazil, 20 July 1961
Hailey	DD-556		11 April 1942	9 March 1943	27 April 1951	3 November 1960	Loaned to Brazil, 20 July 1961
Johnston	DD-557		6 May 1942	25 March 1943	27 October 1943	—	Sunk, Battle off Samar 25 October 1944
Laws	DD-558		19 May 1942	22 April 1943	18 November 1943	10 December 1946	Sold for scrap, 3 December 1973
Laws	DD-558		19 May 1942	22 April 1943	2 November 1951	30 March 1964	Sold for scrap, 3 December 1973
Longshaw	DD-559		16 June 1942	4 June 1943	4 December 1943	—	Ran aground, 18 May 1945
Morrison	DD-560		30 June 1942	4 July 1943	18 December 1943	—	Sunk, 4 May 1945
Prichett	DD-561		20 July 1942	31 July 1943	15 January 1944	14 March 1946	Transferred to Italy, 17 January 1970
Prichett	DD-561		20 July 1942	31 July 1943	17 August 1951	10 January 1970	Transferred to Italy, 17 January 1970
Robinson	DD-562		12 August 1942	28 August 1943	31 January 1944	12 June 1946	Sunk as target, 13 April 1982
Robinson	DD-562		12 August 1942	28 August 1943	3 August 1951	1 April 1964	Sunk as target, 13 April 1982
Ross	DD-563		7 September 1942	10 September 1943	21 February 1944	4 June 1946	Sunk as a target, 26 January 1978
Ross	DD-563		7 September 1942	10 September 1943	27 October 1951	6 November 1959	Sunk as a target, 26 January 1978
Rowe	DD-564		7 December 1942	30 September 1943	13 March 1944	31 January 1947	Sunk as a target, 23 February 1978
Rowe	DD-564		7 December 1942	30 September 1943	5 October 1951	6 November 1959	Sunk as a target, 23 February 1978
Smalley	DD-565		14 February 1943	27 October 1943	31 March 1944	18 July 1946	Sold for scrap, 4 January 1966
Smalley	DD-565		14 February 1943	27 October 1943	3 July 1951	30 September 1957	Sold for scrap, 4 January 1966
Stoddard	DD-566		10 March 1943	19 November 1943	15 April 1944	8 July 1946	Sunk in an exercise, 22 July 1997
Stoddard	DD-566		10 March 1943	19 November 1943	9 March 1951	26 September 1969	Sunk in an exercise, 22 July 1997
Watts	DD-567		26 March 1943	31 December 1943	29 April 1944	12 April 1946	Sold for scrap, 5 September 1974
Watts	DD-567		26 March 1943	31 December 1943	6 July 1951	26 September 1969	Sold for scrap, 5 September 1974
Wren	DD-568		24 April 1943	29 January 1944	20 May 1944	13 July 1946	Sold for scrap, 22 October 1975
Wren	DD-568		24 April 1943	29 January 1944	7 September 1951	30 December 1963	Sold for scrap, 22 October 1975
Aulick	DD-569	Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas	14 May 1941	2 March 1942	27 October 1942	18 April 1946	Transferred to Hellenic Navy, 21 August 1959
Charles Ausburne	DD-570		14 May 1941	16 March 1942	24 November 1942	18 April 1946	Transferred to West Germany, 12 April 1960
Claxton	DD-571		25 June 1941	1 April 1942	8 December 1942	18 April 1946	Transferred to West Germany, 16 December 1959
Dyson	DD-572		25 June 1941	15 April 1942	30 December 1942	31 March 1947	Transferred to West Germany, 17 February 1960
Harrison	DD-573		25 June 1941	4 May 1942	25 January 1943	1 April 1946	Sold to Mexico, 19 Aug 1970
John Rodgers	DD-574		25 July 1941	7 May 1942	9 February 1943	25 May 1946	Transferred to Mexico, 19 Aug 1970
McKee	DD-575		2 March 1942	2 August 1942	31 March 1943	25 February 1946	Sold for scrap, 2 January 1974
Murray	DD-576		16 March 1942	16 August 1942	20 April 1943	27 March 1946	Sold for scrap, 16 August 1966
Murray	DD-576		16 March 1942	16 August 1942	16 October 1951	1 June 1965	Sold for scrap, 16 August 1966
Sproston	DD-577		1 April 1942	31 August 1942	19 May 1943	18 January 1946	Sold for scrap, 15 September 1971
Sproston	DD-577		1 April 1942	31 August 1942	15 September 1950	30 September 1968	Sold for scrap, 15 September 1971
Wickes	DD-578		15 April 1942	13 September 1942	16 June 1943	20 December 1945	Sunk as target 8 April 1974
William D. Porter	DD-579		7 May 1942	27 September 1942	6 July 1943	—	Sunk, 10 June 1945
Young	DD-580		7 May 1942	15 October 1942	31 July 1943	January 1947	Sunk as a target, 6 March 1970
Charrette	DD-581	Boston Navy Yard	20 February 1942	3 June 1942	18 May 1943	15 January 1947	Transferred to Hellenic Navy, 16 June 1959
Conner	DD-582		6 April 1942	18 July 1942	8 June 1943	5 July 1946	Transferred to Hellenic Navy, 15 September 1959
Hall	DD-583		16 April 1942	18 July 1942	6 July 1943	10 December 1946	Transferred to Hellenic Navy, 9 February 1960
Halligan	DD-584		9 November 1942	19 March 1943	19 August 1943	—	Lost to mine, 26 March 1945
Haraden	DD-585		9 November 1942	19 March 1943	16 September 1943	2 July 1946	Sunk as a target, November 1973
Newcomb	DD-586		19 March 1943	4 July 1943	10 November 1943	20 November 1945	Scrapped, October 1947
Bell	DD-587	Charleston Navy Yard	30 December 1941	24 June 1942	4 March 1943	14 June 1946	Sunk as target, 11 May 1975
Burns	DD-588		9 May 1942	8 August 1942	3 April 1943	25 June 1946	Sunk as a target, 20 June 1974
Izard	DD-589		9 May 1942	8 August 1942	15 May 1943	31 May 1946	Sold for scrap, 2 April 1970
Paul Hamilton	DD-590		20 January 1943	7 April 1943	25 October 1943	24 September 1945	Sold for scrap, 2 April 1970
Twiggs	DD-591		20 January 1943	7 April 1943	4 November 1943	—	Sunk, 16 June 1945
Howorth	DD-592	Puget Sound Naval Shipyard	26 November 1941	10 January 1943	3 April 1944	30 April 1946	Sunk as target, 8 March 1962
Killen	DD-593		26 November 1941	10 January 1943	4 May 1944	9 July 1946	Sunk as a target, 15 April 1975
Hart	DD-594		10 August 1943	25 September 1944	4 November 1944	31 May 1946	Sold for scrap, 3 December 1973
Metcalf	DD-595		10 August 1943	25 September 1944	18 November 1944	March 1946	Sold for scrap, 6 June 1972
Shields	DD-596		10 August 1943	25 September 1944	8 February 1945	14 June 1946	Transferred to Brazil, 1 July 1972
Shields	DD-596		10 August 1943	25 September 1944	15 July 1950	1 July 1972	Transferred to Brazil, 1 July 1972
Wiley	DD-597		10 August 1943	25 September 1944	22 February 1945	15 May 1946	Sold for scrap, 2 April 1970
Abbot	DD-629	Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine	21 September 1942	17 February 1943	23 April 1943	21 May 1946	Sold for scrap, 31 July 1975
Abbot	DD-629		21 September 1942	17 February 1943	26 February 1951	26 March 1965	Sold for scrap, 31 July 1975
Braine	DD-630		12 October 1942	7 March 1943	11 May 1943	26 July 1946	Transferred to Argentina, 17 August 1971
Braine	DD-630		12 October 1942	7 March 1943	6 April 1951	17 August 1971	Transferred to Argentina, 17 August 1971
Erben	DD-631		28 October 1942	21 March 1943	28 May 1943	31 May 1946	Transferred to South Korea, 16 May 1963
Erben	DD-631		28 October 1942	21 March 1943	19 May 1951	27 June 1958	Transferred to South Korea, 16 May 1963
Hale	DD-642		23 November 1942	4 April 1943	15 June 1943	15 January 1947	Transferred to Colombia, 23 January 1961
Hale	DD-642		23 November 1942	4 April 1943	24 March 1951	30 July 1960	Transferred to Colombia, 23 January 1961
Sigourney	DD-643		7 December 1942	24 April 1943	29 June 1943	20 March 1946	Sold for scrap, 31 July 1975
Sigourney	DD-643		7 December 1942	24 April 1943	7 September 1951	1 May 1960	Sold for scrap, 31 July 1975
Stembel	DD-644		21 December 1942	8 May 1943	16 July 1943	31 May 1946	Loaned to Argentina, 7 August 1961
Stembel	DD-644		21 December 1942	8 May 1943	9 November 1951	27 May 1958	Loaned to Argentina, 7 August 1961
Albert W. Grant	DD-649	Charleston Navy Yard	30 December 1942	29 May 1943	24 November 1943	16 July 1946	Sold for scrap, 30 May 1972
Caperton	DD-650	Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine	11 January 1943	22 May 1943	30 July 1943	6 July 1946	Sunk as a target in the 1980s
Caperton	DD-650		11 January 1943	22 May 1943	6 April 1951	27 April 1960	Sunk as a target in the 1980s
Cogswell	DD-651		1 February 1943	5 June 1943	17 August 1943	30 April 1946	Transferred to Turkey, 1 October 1969
Cogswell	DD-651		1 February 1943	5 June 1943	7 January 1951	1 October 1969	Transferred to Turkey, 1 October 1969
Ingersoll	DD-652		18 February 1943	28 June 1943	31 August 1943	19 July 1946	Sunk as a target, 19 May 1974
Ingersoll	DD-652		18 February 1943	28 June 1943	4 May 1951	20 January 1970	Sunk as a target, 19 May 1974
Knapp	DD-653		8 March 1943	10 July 1943	16 September 1943	5 July 1946	Sold for scrap, 27 August 1973
Knapp	DD-653		8 March 1943	10 July 1943	3 May 1951	4 March 1957	Sold for scrap, 27 August 1973
Bearss	DD-654	Gulf Shipbuilding Corporation, Chickasaw, Alabama	14 July 1942	25 July 1943	12 April 1944	31 January 1947	Sold for scrap, 14 April 1976
Bearss	DD-654		14 July 1942	25 July 1943	7 September 1951	30 December 1963	Sold for scrap, 14 April 1976
John Hood	DD-655		12 October 1942	25 October 1943	7 June 1944	3 July 1946	Sold for scrap, 12 April 1976
John Hood	DD-655		12 October 1942	25 October 1943	3 August 1951	30 June 1964	Sold for scrap, 12 April 1976
Van Valkenburgh	DD-656		15 November 1942	19 December 1943	2 August 1944	12 April 1946	Transferred to Turkey, 28 February 1967
Van Valkenburgh	DD-656		15 November 1942	19 December 1943	8 March 1951	26 February 1954	Transferred to Turkey, 28 February 1967
Charles J. Badger	DD-657	Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Staten Island, New York	24 September 1942	3 April 1943	23 July 1943	21 May 1946	Sold to Chile for parts, 10 May 1974
Charles J. Badger	DD-657		24 September 1942	3 April 1943	10 September 1951	20 December 1957	Sold to Chile for parts, 10 May 1974
Colahan	DD-658		24 October 1942	3 May 1943	23 August 1943	14 June 1946	Sunk as a target, 18 December 1966
Colahan	DD-658		24 October 1942	3 May 1943	16 December 1950	1 August 1966	Sunk as a target, 18 December 1966
Dashiell	DD-659	Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey	1 October 1942	6 February 1943	20 March 1943	30 March 1946	Sold for scrap, 21 September 1975
Dashiell	DD-659		1 October 1942	6 February 1943	3 May 1951	29 April 1960	Sold for scrap, 21 September 1975
Bullard	DD-660		16 October 1942	28 February 1943	9 April 1943	20 December 1946	Sold for scrap, 3 December 1973
Kidd	DD-661		16 October 1942	28 February 1943	23 April 1943	10 December 1946	Museum ship
Kidd	DD-661		16 October 1942	28 February 1943	28 March 1951	19 June 1964	Museum ship
Bennion	DD-662	Boston Navy Yard	19 March 1943	4 July 1943	14 December 1943	20 June 1946	Sold for scrap, 30 May 1973
Heywood L. Edwards	DD-663		4 July 1943	6 October 1943	26 January 1944	1 July 1946	Transferred to Japan, 10 March 1959
Richard P. Leary	DD-664		4 July 1943	6 October 1943	23 February 1944	10 December 1946	Transferred to Japan, 10 March 1959
Bryant	DD-665	Charleston Navy Yard	30 December 1942	29 May 1943	4 December 1943	15 January 1947	Sunk as a target, 24 August 1969
Black	DD-666	Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey	14 November 1942	28 March 1943	21 May 1943	5 August 1946	Sold for scrap, 17 February 1971
Black	DD-666		14 November 1942	28 March 1943	18 July 1951	26 September 1969	Sold for scrap, 17 February 1971
Chauncey	DD-667		14 November 1942	28 March 1943	31 May 1943	19 December 1945	Sold for scrap, 2 January 1974
Chauncey	DD-667		14 November 1942	28 March 1943	18 July 1950	14 May 1954	Sold for scrap, 2 January 1974
Clarence K. Bronson	DD-668		9 December 1942	18 April 1943	11 June 1943	16 July 1946	Transferred to Turkey, 14 January 1967
Clarence K. Bronson	DD-668		9 December 1942	18 April 1943	7 June 1951	29 June 1960	Transferred to Turkey, 14 January 1967
Cotten	DD-669		8 February 1943	12 June 1943	24 July 1943	15 July 1946	Sold for scrap, 31 July 1975
Cotten	DD-669		8 February 1943	12 June 1943	3 July 1951	2 May 1960	Sold for scrap, 31 July 1975
Dortch	DD-670		2 March 1943	20 June 1943	7 August 1943	19 July 1946	Transferred to Argentina, 1 August 1961
Dortch	DD-670		2 March 1943	20 June 1943	4 May 1951	13 December 1957	Transferred to Argentina, 1 August 1961
Gatling	DD-671		3 March 1943	20 June 1943	19 August 1943	16 July 1946	Sold for scrap, 22 February 1977
Gatling	DD-671		3 March 1943	20 June 1943	4 June 1951	2 May 1960	Sold for scrap, 22 February 1977
Healy	DD-672		4 March 1943	4 July 1943	3 September 1943	11 July 1946	Sold for scrap, 12 April 1976
Healy	DD-672		4 March 1943	4 July 1943	3 August 1951	11 March 1958	Sold for scrap, 12 April 1976
Hickox	DD-673		12 March 1943	4 July 1943	10 September 1943	10 December 1946	Transferred to South Korea, 15 November 1968
Hickox	DD-673		12 March 1943	4 July 1943	19 May 1951	20 December 1957	Transferred to South Korea, 15 November 1968
Hunt	DD-674		31 March 1943	1 August 1943	22 September 1943	15 December 1945	Sold for scrap, 14 August 1975
Hunt	DD-674		31 March 1943	1 August 1943	31 October 1951	30 December 1963	Sold for scrap, 14 August 1975
Lewis Hancock	DD-675		31 March 1943	1 August 1943	29 September 1943	10 January 1946	Transferred to Brazil, 1 August 1967
Lewis Hancock	DD-675		31 March 1943	1 August 1943	19 May 1951	18 December 1957	Transferred to Brazil, 1 August 1967
Marshall	DD-676		29 April 1943	29 August 1943	16 October 1943	December 1945	Sold for scrap, July 1970
Marshall	DD-676		29 April 1943	29 August 1943	27 April 1951	19 July 1969	Sold for scrap, July 1970
McDermut	DD-677		14 June 1943	17 October 1943	19 November 1943	15 January 1947	Sold for scrap, 4 January 1966
McDermut	DD-677		14 June 1943	17 October 1943	29 December 1950	16 December 1963	Sold for scrap, 4 January 1966
McGowan	DD-678		30 June 1943	14 November 1943	20 December 1943	30 April 1946	Transferred to Spain, 1 December 1960
McGowan	DD-678		30 June 1943	14 November 1943	6 July 1951	30 November 1960	Transferred to Spain, 1 December 1960
McNair	DD-679		30 June 1943	14 November 1943	30 December 1943	28 May 1946	Sold for scrap, 10 June 1976
McNair	DD-679		30 June 1943	14 November 1943	6 July 1951	30 December 1963	Sold for scrap, 10 June 1976
Melvin	DD-680		6 July 1943	17 October 1943	24 November 1943	31 May 1946	Sold for scrap, 14 August 1975
Melvin	DD-680		6 July 1943	17 October 1943	26 February 1951	13 January 1954	Sold for scrap, 14 August 1975
Hopewell	DD-681	Bethlehem Steel Company, San Pedro, California, Terminal Island	29 October 1942	2 May 1943	30 September 1943	15 January 1947	Sunk as target, 11 February 1972
Hopewell	DD-681		29 October 1942	2 May 1943	28 March 1951	2 January 1970	Sunk as target, 11 February 1972
Porterfield	DD-682		12 December 1942	13 June 1943	30 October 1943	15 July 1946	Sunk as a target, 18 July 1982
Porterfield	DD-682		12 December 1942	13 June 1943	27 April 1951	7 November 1969	Sunk as a target, 18 July 1982
Stockham	DD-683	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California	19 December 1942	25 June 1943	11 February 1944	30 August 1946	Sunk as target 17 February 1977
Stockham	DD-683		19 December 1942	25 June 1943	14 November 1951	2 September 1957	Sunk as target 17 February 1977
Wedderburn	DD-684		10 January 1943	1 August 1943	9 March 1944	April 4, 1946	Sold for scrap, 25 January 1972
Wedderburn	DD-684		10 January 1943	1 August 1943	21 November 1950	1 October 1969	Sold for scrap, 25 January 1972
Picking	DD-685	Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Staten Island, New York	24 November 1942	1 June 1943	21 September 1943	20 December 1945	Sunk as a target, 27 February 1997
Picking	DD-685		24 November 1942	1 June 1943	26 January 1951	6 September 1969	Sunk as a target, 27 February 1997
Halsey Powell	DD-686		3 February 1943	30 June 1943	25 October 1943	10 December 1946	Transferred to the Republic of Korea, 27 April 1968
Halsey Powell	DD-686		3 February 1943	30 June 1943	27 April 1951	27 April 1968	Transferred to the Republic of Korea, 27 April 1968
Uhlmann	DD-687		6 March 1943	30 July 1943	22 November 1943	14 June 1946	Sold for scrap, 21 March 1974
Uhlmann	DD-687		6 March 1943	30 July 1943	23 May 1950	15 July 1972	Sold for scrap, 21 March 1974
Remey	DD-688	Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine	22 March 1943	25 July 1943	30 September 1943	10 December 1946	Sold for scrap, 10 June 1976
Remey	DD-688		22 March 1943	25 July 1943	14 November 1951	30 December 1963	Sold for scrap, 10 June 1976
Wadleigh	DD-689		5 April 1943	7 August 1943	19 October 1943	20 June 1946	Transferred to Chile, 26 July 1972
Wadleigh	DD-689		5 April 1943	7 August 1943	3 October 1951	28 June 1962	Transferred to Chile, 26 July 1972
Norman Scott	DD-690		26 April 1943	28 August 1943	5 November 1943	30 April 1946	Sold for scrap, 3 December 1973
Mertz	DD-691		10 May 1943	11 September 1943	19 November 1943	23 April 1946	Sold for scrap, 16 December 1971
Callaghan	DD-792	Bethlehem Steel Company, San Pedro, California, Terminal Island	21 February 1943	1 August 1943	27 November 1943	—	Sunk, 28 July 1945
Cassin Young	DD-793		18 March 1943	12 September 1943	31 December 1943	28 May 1946	Museum ship at the former Boston Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts
Cassin Young	DD-793		18 March 1943	12 September 1943	8 September 1951	29 April 1960
Irwin	DD-794		2 May 1943	31 October 1943	14 February 1944	31 May 1946	Transferred to Brazil, 10 May 1968
Irwin	DD-794		2 May 1943	31 October 1943	26 February 1951	10 January 1958	Transferred to Brazil, 10 May 1968
Preston	DD-795		13 June 1943	12 December 1943	20 March 1944	24 April 1946	Transferred to Turkey, 15 November 1969
Preston	DD-795		13 June 1943	12 December 1943	26 January 1951	15 November 1969	Transferred to Turkey, 15 November 1969
Benham	DD-796	Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Staten Island, New York	23 April 1943	30 August 1943	20 December 1943	18 October 1946	Loaned to Peru, 15 December 1960
Benham	DD-796		23 April 1943	30 August 1943	24 March 1951	30 June 1960	Loaned to Peru, 15 December 1960
Cushing	DD-797		3 May 1943	30 September 1943	17 January 1944	3 February 1947	Loaned to Brazil, 20 July 1961
Cushing	DD-797		3 May 1943	30 September 1943	17 August 1951	8 November 1960	Loaned to Brazil, 20 July 1961
Monssen	DD-798		1 June 1943	30 October 1943	14 February 1944	30 April 1946	Sold for scrap, 21 October 1963
Monssen	DD-798		1 June 1943	30 October 1943	31 October 1951	September 1957 or 11 December 1957	Sold for scrap, 21 October 1963
Jarvis	DD-799	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, Seattle, Washington	7 June 1943	14 February 1944	3 June 1944	29 June 1946	Transferred to Spain, 3 November 1960
Jarvis	DD-799		7 June 1943	14 February 1944	8 February 1951	24 October 1960	Transferred to Spain, 3 November 1960
Porter	DD-800		6 July 1943	13 March 1944	24 June 1944	3 July 1946	Sold for scrap, 21 March 1974
Porter	DD-800		6 July 1943	13 March 1944	9 February 1951	10 August 1953	Sold for scrap, 21 March 1974
Colhoun	DD-801		3 August 1943	10 April 1944	8 July 1944	—	Sunk, 6 April 1945
Gregory	DD-802		31 August 1943	8 May 1944	29 July 1944	15 January 1947	Sunk as a target, 4 March 1971
Gregory	DD-802		31 August 1943	8 May 1944	27 April 1951	1 February 1964	Sunk as a target, 4 March 1971
Little	DD-803		13 September 1943	22 May 1944	19 August 1944	—	Sunk, 3 May 1945
Rooks	DD-804		27 October 1943	6 June 1944	2 September 1944	11 June 1946	Transferred to Chile, 26 July 1962
Rooks	DD-804		27 October 1943	6 June 1944	19 May 1951	26 July 1962	Transferred to Chile, 26 July 1962

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Fletcher-class destroyers

Completed

Fletcher
Radford
Jenkins
La Vallette
Nicholas
O'Bannon
Chevalier
Saufley
Waller
Strong
Taylor
De Haven
Bache
Beale
Guest
Bennett
Fullam
Hudson
Hutchins
Pringle
Stanly
Stevens
Halford
Leutze
Philip
Renshaw
Ringgold
Schroeder
Sigsbee
Conway
Cony
Converse
Eaton
Foote
Spence
Terry
Thatcher
Anthony
Wadsworth
Walker
Brownson
Daly
Isherwood
Kimberly
Luce
Abner Read
Ammen
Mullany (ex-Beatty)
Bush
Trathen
Hazelwood
Heermann
Hoel
McCord
Miller
Owen
The Sullivans (ex-Putnam, Sullivan)
Stephen Potter
Tingey
Twining
Yarnall
Boyd
Bradford
Brown
Cowell
Capps
David W. Taylor
Evans
John D. Henley
Franks
Haggard
Hailey
Johnston
Laws
Longshaw
Morrison
Prichett
Robinson
Ross
Rowe
Smalley
Stoddard
Watts
Wren
Aulick
Charles Ausburne
Claxton
Dyson
Harrison
John Rodgers
McKee
Murray
Sproston
Wickes
William D. Porter
Young
Charrette
Conner
Hall
Halligan
Haraden
Newcomb
Bell
Burns
Izard
Paul Hamilton
Twiggs
Howorth
Killen
Hart (ex-Mansfield)
Metcalf
Shields
Wiley
Abbot
Braine
Erben
Hale
Sigourney
Stembel
Albert W. Grant
Caperton
Cogswell
Ingersoll
Knapp
Bearss
John Hood
Van Valkenburgh
Charles J. Badger
Colahan
Dashiell
Bullard
Kidd
Bennion
Heywood L. Edwards
Richard P. Leary
Bryant
Black
Chauncey
Clarence K. Bronson
Cotten
Dortch
Gatling
Healy
Hickox
Hunt
Lewis Hancock
Marshall
McDermut
McGowan
McNair
Melvin
Hopewell
Porterfield
Stockham
Wedderburn
Picking
Halsey Powell
Uhlmann
Remey
Wadleigh
Norman Scott
Mertz
Callaghan
Cassin Young
Irwin
Preston
Benham
Cushing
Monssen
Jarvis
Porter
Colhoun
Gregory
Little
Rooks

Cancelled

Percival
Watson
DD-523 (Unnamed) – DD-525 (Unnamed)
DD-542 (Unnamed)
DD-543 (Unnamed)
DD-548 (Unnamed)
DD-549 (Unnamed)

Other operators
Argentine Navy Brown class	Almirante Brown (ex-Heermann) Espora (ex-Dortch) Rosales (ex-Stembel) Almirante Domecq García (ex-Braine) Almirante Storni (ex-Cowell)
Brazilian Navy Pará class	Pará (ex-Guest) Paraíba (ex-Bennett) Paraná (ex-Cushing) Pernambuco (ex-Hailey) Piauí (ex-Lewis Hancock) Santa Catarina (ex-Irwin) Maranhão (ex-Shields)
Chilean Navy	Blanco Encalada (ex-Wadleigh) Cochrane (ex-Rooks) (Charles J. Badger was purchased by the Chilean Navy for spare parts)
Republic of China Navy Heng Yang class	Kwei Yang (ex-Twining) Chiang Yang (ex-Mullany) An Yang (ex-Kimberly) Kun Yang (ex-Yarnall)
Colombian National Navy	Antioquia (ex-Hale)
German Navy Zerstörer 1 class	Zerstörer 1 (ex-Anthony) Zerstörer 2 (ex-Ringgold) Zerstörer 3 (ex-Wadsworth) Zerstörer 4 (ex-Claxton) Zerstörer 5 (ex-Dyson) Zerstörer 6 (ex-Charles Ausburne)
Hellenic Navy	Aspis (ex-Conner) Kimon (ex-Zerstörer 2) Lonchi (ex-Hall) Navarinon (ex-Brown) Nearchos (ex-Zerstörer 3) Sfendoni (ex-Aulick) Thyella (ex-Bradford) Velos (ex-Charrette) (Claxton and Dyson were purchased by the Hellenic Navy for spare parts)
Marina Militare Fante class	Geniere (ex-Pritchett) Lanciere (ex-Taylor) Fante (ex-Walker)
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Ariake class	Ariake (ex-Heywood L. Edwards) Yūgure (ex-Richard P. Leary)
Republic of Korea Navy Chungmu class	Chung Mu (ex-Erben) Seoul (ex-Halsey Powell) Pusan (ex-Hickox)
Mexican Navy	Cuauhtémoc (ex-Harrison) Cuitláhuac (ex-John Rodgers)
Peruvian Navy	Villar (ex-Benham) Almirante Guise (ex-Isherwood) (La Vallette and Terry were purchased by the Peruvian Navy for spare parts)
Spanish Navy	Lepanto (ex-Capps) Almirante Ferrandíz (ex-David W. Taylor) Almirante Valdés (ex-Converse) Alcalá Galiano (ex-Jarvis) Jorge Juan (ex-McGowan)
Turkish Navy	İstanbul (ex-Clarence K. Bronson) İzmir (ex-Van Valkenburgh) İzmit (ex-Cogswell) İskenderun (ex-Boyd) İçel (ex-Preston)

Preceded by: Gleaves class
Followed by: Allen M. Sumner class

List of destroyers of the United States Navy

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