Forrest Sherman class
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The Forrest Sherman class was a group of post–World War II U.S. Navy destroyers designed for anti-aircraft and anti-submarine warfare during the early Cold War era.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Forrest Sherman class canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy ship class
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destroyer class ⓘ |
| armamentRole |
anti-aircraft guns
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anti-submarine weapons ⓘ surface guns ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 300 personnel ⓘ |
| designedFor |
anti-aircraft warfare
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anti-submarine warfare ⓘ surface warfare ⓘ |
| designFeature |
flush-deck hull
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single large funnel ⓘ |
| equippedWith |
ASW mortars
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radar systems ⓘ sonar systems ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| followedBy | Charles F. Adams-class destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 32 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Admiral Forrest Percival Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalArchitectureEra | first major U.S. destroyer class designed after World War II ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 18 ⓘ |
| numberOfScrews | 2 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| powerOutput | about 70,000 shaft horsepower ⓘ |
| precededBy | Gearing-class destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryArmamentInitial | 3 × 5-inch/54 caliber guns ⓘ |
| propulsion |
geared turbines
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine hunter-killer operations
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carrier task force screening ⓘ escort duties ⓘ patrol missions ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod |
early Cold War
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post–World War II era ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| shipBeam | approximately 45 feet ⓘ |
| shipDisplacementFullLoad | approximately 4,800 tons ⓘ |
| shipDisplacementStandard | approximately 4,050 tons ⓘ |
| shipDraft | approximately 22 feet ⓘ |
| shipLength | approximately 418 feet ⓘ |
| someUnitsConvertedTo | guided-missile destroyers ⓘ |
| someUnitsModernizedFor | enhanced anti-submarine warfare ⓘ |
| someUnitsPreservedAs | museum ships ⓘ |
| status | retired from active U.S. Navy service ⓘ |
| usedBy | NATO operations ⓘ |
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