Gleaves-class destroyer

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World War II warship class destroyer class

The Gleaves-class destroyer was a World War II–era class of U.S. Navy destroyers known for their versatility, heavy torpedo armament, and extensive service in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters.

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Surface form Occurrences
Gleaves class 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II warship class ⓘ
destroyer class ⓘ
armamentType anti‑aircraft guns ⓘ
depth charges ⓘ
naval guns ⓘ
torpedoes ⓘ
category Destroyer classes ⓘ
World War II destroyers of the United States ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
designedAs improvement over earlier U.S. destroyer classes ⓘ
designedBy U.S. Navy Bureau of Construction and Repair NERFINISHED ⓘ
designedFor multi‑mission destroyer duties ⓘ
era World War II U.S. destroyer program ⓘ
followedBy Fletcher-class destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacteristic dual‑purpose main battery ⓘ
good maneuverability ⓘ
heavy torpedo armament ⓘ
high speed ⓘ
versatile design ⓘ
hasRole anti‑aircraft escort ship ⓘ
anti‑submarine warfare ship ⓘ
anti‑surface warfare ship ⓘ
convoy escort ⓘ
shore bombardment ship ⓘ
task force screen ⓘ
torpedo attack ship ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Navy ⓘ
namedAfter Admiral Albert Gleaves NERFINISHED ⓘ
navalArchitectureFeature flush‑deck hull form ⓘ
twin‑screw propulsion ⓘ
navy United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor extensive service in Atlantic and Pacific theaters ⓘ
operator United States Navy ⓘ
precededBy Sims-class destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ
propulsionType oil‑fired boilers ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ
serviceBranch U.S. Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod World War II era ⓘ
usedFor amphibious operation support ⓘ
escort of aircraft carriers ⓘ
escort of battleships ⓘ
escort of convoys ⓘ
patrol missions ⓘ
usedInRole protecting merchant shipping ⓘ
screening capital ships ⓘ
usedInTheater Atlantic Theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pacific Theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Benham-class destroyer → followedBy → Gleaves-class destroyer ⓘ
USS Gleaves (DD-423) → class → Gleaves-class destroyer ⓘ
USS Gleaves (DD-423) → leadShipOf → Gleaves-class destroyer ⓘ
USS Ludlow (DD-438) → class → Gleaves-class destroyer ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gleaves class