The backbone of the U.S. Navy's destroyer force in World War II. 175 Fletcher-class destroyers were built between 1942 and 1944 - more than any other destroyer class in history. Fast, heavily armed, and built to fight, Fletchers served in every major naval campaign of the Pacific war. They screened carriers, bombarded beaches, fought surface actions, hunted submarines, and stood on the kamikaze picket line off Okinawa. 18 were lost in action.
Lost in Action - 18 Ships
1943–1945
Eighteen Fletcher-class destroyers were lost in combat during World War II - to kamikazes, torpedoes, mines, air attack, surface action, and one to a typhoon. Their crews fought to the last.
DD-451 USS Chevalier
PACIFIC
Battle of Vella Lavella
⚓ LOST IN ACTION
Oct 6, 1943
Date Lost
Torpedoed by Japanese destroyers at the Battle of Vella Lavella in the Solomons. Chevalier was struck while screening, her bow blown off. USS O'Bannon accidentally collided with her during the melee. Scuttled after the crew was evacuated.
DD-467 USS Strong
PACIFIC
Battle of Kula Gulf
⚓ LOST IN ACTION
Jul 5, 1943
Date Lost
First Fletcher-class destroyer lost in combat. Torpedoed by Japanese destroyers during the Battle of Kula Gulf while providing fire support off New Georgia. The torpedo hit ignited her magazines and she sank rapidly. 46 men killed.
DD-469 USS De Haven
PACIFIC
Air attack off Savo Island
⚓ LOST IN ACTION
Feb 1, 1943
Date Lost
Overwhelmed by a mass Japanese air attack off Savo Island while escorting transports to Guadalcanal. Hit by three bombs in rapid succession, De Haven sank in under two minutes. 167 men lost - one of the highest single-ship losses among Fletchers.
DD-477 USS Pringle
PACIFIC
Kamikaze, Okinawa
⚓ LOST IN ACTION
Apr 16, 1945
Date Lost
Struck by a kamikaze aircraft on radar picket duty off Okinawa. The suicide plane crashed through her superstructure and the resulting explosion broke Pringle's keel. She sank in five minutes. 65 men killed.
DD-512 USS Spence
PACIFIC
Typhoon Cobra
⚓ LOST IN ACTION
Dec 18, 1944
Date Lost
Lost in Typhoon Cobra - the storm that crippled Halsey's Third Fleet. Spence capsized in 70-foot seas and 120-knot winds after her fuel tanks ran critically low, reducing her ballast. Only 24 of her 339 crew survived. One of three destroyers lost in the typhoon.
DD-518 USS Brownson
PACIFIC
Air attack, Cape Gloucester
⚓ LOST IN ACTION
Dec 26, 1943
Date Lost
Sunk by Japanese air attack during the invasion of Cape Gloucester, New Britain. Two bombs struck Brownson amidships, detonating her torpedo warheads. She broke in half and sank in minutes. 108 men killed.
DD-522 USS Luce
PACIFIC
Kamikaze, Okinawa
⚓ LOST IN ACTION
May 4, 1945
Date Lost
Sunk by kamikaze attack on radar picket station off Okinawa. Two suicide planes crashed into Luce within moments, one striking her waterline. She sank in five minutes, taking 149 men with her - the highest crew loss of any Fletcher sunk by kamikazes.
DD-526 USS Abner Read
PACIFIC
Kamikaze, Leyte Gulf
⚓ LOST IN ACTION
Nov 1, 1944
Date Lost
Struck by a kamikaze during operations in Leyte Gulf. The suicide plane hit her stern near the after engine room, igniting fires that reached her depth charges. Abner Read sank after the explosions tore her apart. 22 men killed.
DD-529 USS Bush
PACIFIC
Kamikaze, Okinawa
⚓ LOST IN ACTION
Apr 6, 1945
Date Lost
Sunk during the first massive kamikaze assault on radar picket stations off Okinawa - Kikusui No. 1. Bush was hit by four separate kamikaze aircraft over several hours while fighting off waves of attackers. She finally broke apart and sank. 87 men killed.
DD-533 USS Hoel
PACIFIC
Battle off Samar
⚓ LOST IN ACTION
Oct 25, 1944
Date Lost
Charged a Japanese battle line of battleships and heavy cruisers at the Battle off Samar alongside Johnston. Hoel was hit over 40 times by shells ranging from 5-inch to 16-inch before sinking. Her suicidal torpedo run helped save the escort carriers of Taffy 3. 253 men lost.
DD-557 USS Johnston
PACIFIC
Battle off Samar
⚓ LOST IN ACTION
Oct 25, 1944
Date Lost
The most decorated destroyer action in U.S. Navy history. CDR Ernest Evans charged his single destroyer at the entire Japanese Center Force without orders, buying time for the escort carriers. Johnston fought until she was dead in the water, struck by dozens of shells. Evans was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. 186 men lost.
DD-559 USS Longshaw
PACIFIC
Shore battery, Okinawa
⚓ LOST IN ACTION
May 18, 1945
Date Lost
Ran aground on a reef off Naha, Okinawa during a fire support mission. While stranded, Longshaw was hit repeatedly by Japanese shore batteries at point-blank range. Her forward magazine exploded. Despite rescue efforts, 86 men were killed.
DD-560 USS Morrison
PACIFIC
Kamikaze, Okinawa
⚓ LOST IN ACTION
May 4, 1945
Date Lost
Sunk by a coordinated kamikaze attack on radar picket station 1 off Okinawa. Four suicide planes struck Morrison in rapid succession. She capsized and sank in minutes. 152 men killed - the same attack that sank Luce.
DD-579 USS William D. Porter
PACIFIC
Kamikaze, Okinawa
⚓ LOST IN ACTION
Jun 10, 1945
Date Lost
The 'luckiest ship in the Navy' - infamous for accidentally firing a torpedo at the battleship Iowa while President Roosevelt was aboard during a 1943 drill. Willie Dee's luck finally ran out off Okinawa when a kamikaze's bomb exploded beneath her hull. Remarkably, her entire crew survived.
DD-584 USS Halligan
PACIFIC
Mine, Okinawa
⚓ LOST IN ACTION
Mar 26, 1945
Date Lost
Struck a mine during the approach to Okinawa, one of the first casualties of the campaign. The mine detonated her forward magazine, killing most of the forward crew instantly. 97 men lost. Halligan sank within minutes.
DD-590 USS Paul Hamilton
MTO
Air attack, Mediterranean
⚓ LOST IN ACTION
Apr 20, 1944
Date Lost
Destroyed in the Mediterranean when a Luftwaffe bomber scored a direct hit on her ammunition and depth charges during a convoy escort off Algeria. The catastrophic explosion killed all but a handful of her 580+ passengers and crew - Army troops bound for Anzio. Total loss: 580 men.
DD-591 USS Twiggs
PACIFIC
Torpedo/Kamikaze, Okinawa
⚓ LOST IN ACTION
Jun 16, 1945
Date Lost
Hit by a kamikaze off Okinawa, then struck by a torpedo from a Japanese aircraft. The combined damage proved fatal, and Twiggs sank with heavy loss of life. 152 men killed - one of the last major U.S. warship losses of World War II.
DD-792 USS Callaghan
PACIFIC
Kamikaze, Okinawa
⚓ LOST IN ACTION
Jul 29, 1945
Date Lost
The last U.S. Navy ship sunk by a kamikaze in World War II. A lone suicide plane struck Callaghan during a night attack off Okinawa just weeks before Japan's surrender. 47 men killed. Named for Rear Admiral Daniel Callaghan, killed at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
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Survived - DD-445 to DD-541
EARLY PRODUCTION · 1942–1943
DD-445 USS Fletcher
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Lead ship of the class - the most numerous destroyer class ever built by any navy. USS Fletcher set the standard for 175 ships that followed. Earned 15 battle stars across the Pacific, from Guadalcanal to Tokyo Bay.
DD-446 USS Radford
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Earned 11 battle stars across the Pacific. Radford fought at Guadalcanal, Empress Augusta Bay, and Leyte Gulf. Transferred to the Republic of China Navy in 1969.
DD-447 USS Jenkins
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Earned 13 battle stars. Jenkins fought from Guadalcanal through the Philippines, participating in every major Pacific campaign. Later served in the Korean War.
DD-448 USS La Vallette
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Fought at Guadalcanal, Kolombangara, and Vella Gulf. La Vallette took a torpedo hit during the Battle of Tassafaronga but survived and returned to action. Earned 13 battle stars.
DD-449 USS Nicholas
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
One of the most decorated destroyers of World War II with 16 battle stars - the most of any Fletcher-class ship. Nicholas fought from Guadalcanal through Okinawa, surviving kamikazes, shore batteries, and surface actions.
DD-450 USS O'Bannon
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
The most decorated warship in U.S. Navy history at the time of her decommissioning, with 17 battle stars. O'Bannon fought from Guadalcanal through Okinawa. Her crew famously threw potatoes at a Japanese submarine, convincing the crew they were grenades.
DD-465 USS Saufley
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Earned 7 battle stars. Saufley screened the carriers at the Battle of the Philippine Sea and supported the Leyte landings.
DD-466 USS Waller
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Early Fletcher commissioned in 1942–43. Waller served in the Pacific throughout the war, participating in multiple amphibious operations and surface engagements across the island-hopping campaign.
DD-468 USS Taylor
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Earned 15 battle stars. Taylor fought at Kula Gulf, Kolombangara, and through the Philippines. One of the hardest-working tin cans in the Pacific.
DD-470 USS Bache
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Early Fletcher commissioned in 1942–43. Bache served in the Pacific throughout the war, participating in multiple amphibious operations and surface engagements across the island-hopping campaign.
DD-471 USS Beale
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Early Fletcher commissioned in 1942–43. Beale served in the Pacific throughout the war, participating in multiple amphibious operations and surface engagements across the island-hopping campaign.
DD-472 USS Guest
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Early Fletcher commissioned in 1942–43. Guest served in the Pacific throughout the war, participating in multiple amphibious operations and surface engagements across the island-hopping campaign.
DD-473 USS Bennett
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Early Fletcher commissioned in 1942–43. Bennett served in the Pacific throughout the war, participating in multiple amphibious operations and surface engagements across the island-hopping campaign.
DD-474 USS Fullam
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Early Fletcher commissioned in 1942–43. Fullam served in the Pacific throughout the war, participating in multiple amphibious operations and surface engagements across the island-hopping campaign.
DD-475 USS Hudson
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Early Fletcher commissioned in 1942–43. Hudson served in the Pacific throughout the war, participating in multiple amphibious operations and surface engagements across the island-hopping campaign.
DD-476 USS Hutchins
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Early Fletcher commissioned in 1942–43. Hutchins served in the Pacific throughout the war, participating in multiple amphibious operations and surface engagements across the island-hopping campaign.
DD-478 USS Stanly
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Earned 12 battle stars. Stanly was hit by a kamikaze off Okinawa but survived, fighting through repairs to continue operations.
DD-479 USS Stevens
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Early Fletcher commissioned in 1942–43. Stevens served in the Pacific throughout the war, participating in multiple amphibious operations and surface engagements across the island-hopping campaign.
DD-480 USS Halford
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Early Fletcher commissioned in 1942–43. Halford served in the Pacific throughout the war, participating in multiple amphibious operations and surface engagements across the island-hopping campaign.
DD-481 USS Leutze
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Early Fletcher commissioned in 1942–43. Leutze served in the Pacific throughout the war, participating in multiple amphibious operations and surface engagements across the island-hopping campaign.
DD-482 USS Watson
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Early Fletcher commissioned in 1942–43. Watson served in the Pacific throughout the war, participating in multiple amphibious operations and surface engagements across the island-hopping campaign.
DD-498 USS Philip
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Earned 11 battle stars. Philip supported every major amphibious operation from the Marshalls through Okinawa.
DD-499 USS Renshaw
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943, Renshaw joined the Pacific fleet during the critical mid-war period, screening carriers and supporting landings from the Central Pacific through the Philippines.
DD-500 USS Ringgold
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943, Ringgold joined the Pacific fleet during the critical mid-war period, screening carriers and supporting landings from the Central Pacific through the Philippines.
DD-501 USS Schroeder
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943, Schroeder joined the Pacific fleet during the critical mid-war period, screening carriers and supporting landings from the Central Pacific through the Philippines.
DD-502 USS Sigsbee
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Survived two kamikaze hits off Okinawa. Sigsbee fought from the Marshalls through the end of the war, earning 10 battle stars.
DD-507 USS Conway
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943, Conway joined the Pacific fleet during the critical mid-war period, screening carriers and supporting landings from the Central Pacific through the Philippines.
DD-508 USS Cony
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943, Cony joined the Pacific fleet during the critical mid-war period, screening carriers and supporting landings from the Central Pacific through the Philippines.
DD-509 USS Converse
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Earned 11 battle stars. Converse was part of Captain Arleigh Burke's 'Little Beavers' - Destroyer Squadron 23 - during the fierce night battles of the Solomons campaign.
DD-510 USS Eaton
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943, Eaton joined the Pacific fleet during the critical mid-war period, screening carriers and supporting landings from the Central Pacific through the Philippines.
DD-511 USS Foote
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943, Foote joined the Pacific fleet during the critical mid-war period, screening carriers and supporting landings from the Central Pacific through the Philippines.
DD-513 USS Terry
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943, Terry joined the Pacific fleet during the critical mid-war period, screening carriers and supporting landings from the Central Pacific through the Philippines.
DD-514 USS Thatcher
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943, Thatcher joined the Pacific fleet during the critical mid-war period, screening carriers and supporting landings from the Central Pacific through the Philippines.
DD-515 USS Anthony
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943, Anthony joined the Pacific fleet during the critical mid-war period, screening carriers and supporting landings from the Central Pacific through the Philippines.
DD-516 USS Wadsworth
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943, Wadsworth joined the Pacific fleet during the critical mid-war period, screening carriers and supporting landings from the Central Pacific through the Philippines.
DD-517 USS Walker
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943, Walker joined the Pacific fleet during the critical mid-war period, screening carriers and supporting landings from the Central Pacific through the Philippines.
DD-519 USS Daly
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Earned 11 battle stars. Daly supported landings at Saipan, Peleliu, Leyte, and Iwo Jima.
DD-520 USS Isherwood
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943, Isherwood joined the Pacific fleet during the critical mid-war period, screening carriers and supporting landings from the Central Pacific through the Philippines.
DD-521 USS Kimberly
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Earned 7 battle stars. Kimberly was hit by a kamikaze off Okinawa but her crew saved the ship through extraordinary damage control.
DD-527 USS Ammen
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943, Ammen joined the Pacific fleet during the critical mid-war period, screening carriers and supporting landings from the Central Pacific through the Philippines.
DD-528 USS Mullany
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943, Mullany joined the Pacific fleet during the critical mid-war period, screening carriers and supporting landings from the Central Pacific through the Philippines.
DD-530 USS Trathen
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943, Trathen joined the Pacific fleet during the critical mid-war period, screening carriers and supporting landings from the Central Pacific through the Philippines.
DD-531 USS Hazelwood
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943, Hazelwood joined the Pacific fleet during the critical mid-war period, screening carriers and supporting landings from the Central Pacific through the Philippines.
DD-532 USS Heermann
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Fought at the Battle off Samar alongside Hoel and Johnston. Heermann was the only destroyer of her group to survive the action - despite charging Japanese battleships at point-blank range and firing every torpedo she had. Earned 10 battle stars.
DD-534 USS McCord
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943, McCord joined the Pacific fleet during the critical mid-war period, screening carriers and supporting landings from the Central Pacific through the Philippines.
DD-535 USS Miller
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943, Miller joined the Pacific fleet during the critical mid-war period, screening carriers and supporting landings from the Central Pacific through the Philippines.
DD-536 USS Owen
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943, Owen joined the Pacific fleet during the critical mid-war period, screening carriers and supporting landings from the Central Pacific through the Philippines.
DD-537 USS The Sullivans
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Named for the five Sullivan brothers who perished together aboard USS Juneau at Guadalcanal. The Sullivans served as a living memorial, fighting across the Pacific from the Marshalls through Okinawa. Now a museum ship in Buffalo, New York.
DD-538 USS Stephen Potter
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943, Stephen Potter joined the Pacific fleet during the critical mid-war period, screening carriers and supporting landings from the Central Pacific through the Philippines.
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Survived - DD-445 to DD-541
EARLY PRODUCTION · 1942–1943
DD-539 USS Tingey
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943, Tingey joined the Pacific fleet during the critical mid-war period, screening carriers and supporting landings from the Central Pacific through the Philippines.
DD-540 USS Twining
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943, Twining joined the Pacific fleet during the critical mid-war period, screening carriers and supporting landings from the Central Pacific through the Philippines.
DD-541 USS Yarnall
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943, Yarnall joined the Pacific fleet during the critical mid-war period, screening carriers and supporting landings from the Central Pacific through the Philippines.
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Survived - DD-542 to DD-649
MID PRODUCTION · 1943–1944
DD-544 USS Boyd
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Earned 8 battle stars. Boyd screened the fast carriers through the Marshall Islands, Marianas, and Philippines campaigns.
DD-545 USS Bradford
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943–44, Bradford served with the Pacific fleet through the final campaigns of the war, from the Philippines to Okinawa and the Japanese home islands.
DD-546 USS Brown
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943–44, Brown served with the Pacific fleet through the final campaigns of the war, from the Philippines to Okinawa and the Japanese home islands.
DD-547 USS Cowell
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943–44, Cowell served with the Pacific fleet through the final campaigns of the war, from the Philippines to Okinawa and the Japanese home islands.
DD-550 USS Capps
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Earned 9 battle stars. Capps participated in the bombardment of Iwo Jima and supported operations off Okinawa.
DD-551 USS David W. Taylor
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943–44, David W. Taylor served with the Pacific fleet through the final campaigns of the war, from the Philippines to Okinawa and the Japanese home islands.
DD-552 USS Evans
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Earned 5 battle stars. Evans participated in the invasion of Lingayen Gulf and Okinawa operations.
DD-553 USS John D. Henley
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943–44, John D. Henley served with the Pacific fleet through the final campaigns of the war, from the Philippines to Okinawa and the Japanese home islands.
DD-554 USS Franks
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943–44, Franks served with the Pacific fleet through the final campaigns of the war, from the Philippines to Okinawa and the Japanese home islands.
DD-555 USS Haggard
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943–44, Haggard served with the Pacific fleet through the final campaigns of the war, from the Philippines to Okinawa and the Japanese home islands.
DD-556 USS Hailey
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943–44, Hailey served with the Pacific fleet through the final campaigns of the war, from the Philippines to Okinawa and the Japanese home islands.
DD-558 USS Laws
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943–44, Laws served with the Pacific fleet through the final campaigns of the war, from the Philippines to Okinawa and the Japanese home islands.
DD-561 USS Prichett
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943–44, Prichett served with the Pacific fleet through the final campaigns of the war, from the Philippines to Okinawa and the Japanese home islands.
DD-562 USS Robinson
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943–44, Robinson served with the Pacific fleet through the final campaigns of the war, from the Philippines to Okinawa and the Japanese home islands.
DD-563 USS Ross
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943–44, Ross served with the Pacific fleet through the final campaigns of the war, from the Philippines to Okinawa and the Japanese home islands.
DD-564 USS Rowe
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943–44, Rowe served with the Pacific fleet through the final campaigns of the war, from the Philippines to Okinawa and the Japanese home islands.
DD-565 USS Smalley
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943–44, Smalley served with the Pacific fleet through the final campaigns of the war, from the Philippines to Okinawa and the Japanese home islands.
DD-566 USS Stoddard
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943–44, Stoddard served with the Pacific fleet through the final campaigns of the war, from the Philippines to Okinawa and the Japanese home islands.
DD-567 USS Watts
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943–44, Watts served with the Pacific fleet through the final campaigns of the war, from the Philippines to Okinawa and the Japanese home islands.
DD-568 USS Wren
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943–44, Wren served with the Pacific fleet through the final campaigns of the war, from the Philippines to Okinawa and the Japanese home islands.
DD-569 USS Aulick
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943–44, Aulick served with the Pacific fleet through the final campaigns of the war, from the Philippines to Okinawa and the Japanese home islands.
DD-570 USS Charles Ausburne
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Part of Captain Arleigh Burke's legendary 'Little Beavers' Squadron 23. Charles Ausburne earned 11 battle stars and the Presidential Unit Citation for her role in the savage night battles off the Solomons.
DD-571 USS Claxton
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Another of Burke's Little Beavers, Claxton fought in the pitched night battles at Empress Augusta Bay and Cape St. George. Earned 10 battle stars.
DD-572 USS Dyson
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Burke's Little Beavers. Dyson helped win the Battle of Cape St. George - the last pure destroyer-vs-destroyer surface engagement of the Pacific war. Earned 11 battle stars.
DD-573 USS Harrison
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943–44, Harrison served with the Pacific fleet through the final campaigns of the war, from the Philippines to Okinawa and the Japanese home islands.
DD-574 USS John Rodgers
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Earned 12 battle stars. John Rodgers screened the fast carriers from the Gilbert Islands through the final strikes on the Japanese home islands.
DD-575 USS McKee
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943–44, McKee served with the Pacific fleet through the final campaigns of the war, from the Philippines to Okinawa and the Japanese home islands.
DD-576 USS Murray
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943–44, Murray served with the Pacific fleet through the final campaigns of the war, from the Philippines to Okinawa and the Japanese home islands.
DD-577 USS Sproston
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Earned 7 battle stars. Sproston supported the invasions of the Marshalls, Marianas, and Leyte Gulf.
DD-578 USS Wickes
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943–44, Wickes served with the Pacific fleet through the final campaigns of the war, from the Philippines to Okinawa and the Japanese home islands.
DD-580 USS Young
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943–44, Young served with the Pacific fleet through the final campaigns of the war, from the Philippines to Okinawa and the Japanese home islands.
DD-581 USS Charrette
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Earned 8 battle stars. Charrette supported operations from the Marshalls through Okinawa.
DD-582 USS Conner
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943–44, Conner served with the Pacific fleet through the final campaigns of the war, from the Philippines to Okinawa and the Japanese home islands.
DD-583 USS Hall
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943–44, Hall served with the Pacific fleet through the final campaigns of the war, from the Philippines to Okinawa and the Japanese home islands.
DD-585 USS Haraden
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943–44, Haraden served with the Pacific fleet through the final campaigns of the war, from the Philippines to Okinawa and the Japanese home islands.
DD-586 USS Newcomb
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Hit by two kamikazes off Lingayen Gulf in January 1945. Newcomb's crew performed extraordinary damage control to save the ship despite massive fires. Earned 7 battle stars.
DD-587 USS Bell
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943–44, Bell served with the Pacific fleet through the final campaigns of the war, from the Philippines to Okinawa and the Japanese home islands.
DD-588 USS Burns
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943–44, Burns served with the Pacific fleet through the final campaigns of the war, from the Philippines to Okinawa and the Japanese home islands.
DD-589 USS Izard
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943–44, Izard served with the Pacific fleet through the final campaigns of the war, from the Philippines to Okinawa and the Japanese home islands.
DD-592 USS Howorth
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Earned 6 battle stars. Howorth shot down multiple kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa, helping defend the radar picket line.
DD-593 USS Killen
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943–44, Killen served with the Pacific fleet through the final campaigns of the war, from the Philippines to Okinawa and the Japanese home islands.
DD-594 USS Hart
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943–44, Hart served with the Pacific fleet through the final campaigns of the war, from the Philippines to Okinawa and the Japanese home islands.
DD-595 USS Metcalf
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943–44, Metcalf served with the Pacific fleet through the final campaigns of the war, from the Philippines to Okinawa and the Japanese home islands.
DD-596 USS Shields
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943–44, Shields served with the Pacific fleet through the final campaigns of the war, from the Philippines to Okinawa and the Japanese home islands.
DD-597 USS Wiley
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Commissioned in 1943–44, Wiley served with the Pacific fleet through the final campaigns of the war, from the Philippines to Okinawa and the Japanese home islands.
DD-629 USS Abbot
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Earned 4 battle stars. Abbot screened the fast carriers during the final strikes on Japan.
DD-630 USS Braine
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Mid-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943. Braine served across the Pacific, supporting amphibious operations and screening the fast carrier task forces.
DD-631 USS Erben
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Mid-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943. Erben served across the Pacific, supporting amphibious operations and screening the fast carrier task forces.
DD-642 USS Hale
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Earned 10 battle stars. Hale fought from the Solomons through the final campaigns in the Philippines and Okinawa.
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Survived - DD-542 to DD-649
MID PRODUCTION · 1943–1944
DD-643 USS Sigourney
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Mid-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943. Sigourney served across the Pacific, supporting amphibious operations and screening the fast carrier task forces.
DD-644 USS Stembel
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Mid-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943. Stembel served across the Pacific, supporting amphibious operations and screening the fast carrier task forces.
DD-649 USS Albert W. Grant
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Severely damaged at the Battle of Surigao Strait when she was hit by friendly fire from American battleships during the chaotic night engagement. Albert W. Grant took 22 hits but survived. Earned 7 battle stars.
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Survived - DD-650 to DD-804
LATE PRODUCTION · 1944–1945
DD-650 USS Caperton
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. Caperton joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-651 USS Cogswell
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. Cogswell joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-652 USS Ingersoll
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. Ingersoll joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-653 USS Knapp
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. Knapp joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-654 USS Bearss
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. Bearss joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-655 USS John Hood
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. John Hood joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-656 USS Van Valkenburgh
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. Van Valkenburgh joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-657 USS Charles J. Badger
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. Charles J. Badger joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-658 USS Colahan
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. Colahan joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-659 USS Dashiell
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. Dashiell joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-660 USS Bullard
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. Bullard joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-661 USS Kidd
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
One of the best-preserved Fletcher-class destroyers. Kidd earned 8 battle stars in the Pacific and is now a museum ship and National Historic Landmark in Baton Rouge, Louisiana - the only preserved Fletcher in her WWII configuration.
DD-662 USS Bennion
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Earned 9 battle stars. Bennion fought at Leyte Gulf and Okinawa. Named for Captain Mervyn Bennion, killed commanding USS West Virginia at Pearl Harbor and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
DD-663 USS Heywood L. Edwards
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. Heywood L. Edwards joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-664 USS Richard P. Leary
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. Richard P. Leary joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-665 USS Bryant
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. Bryant joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-666 USS Black
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. Black joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-667 USS Chauncey
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. Chauncey joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-668 USS Clarence K. Bronson
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. Clarence K. Bronson joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-669 USS Cotten
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. Cotten joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-670 USS Dortch
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. Dortch joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-671 USS Gatling
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. Gatling joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-672 USS Healy
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. Healy joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-673 USS Hickox
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. Hickox joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-674 USS Hunt
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. Hunt joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-675 USS Lewis Hancock
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. Lewis Hancock joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-676 USS Marshall
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. Marshall joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-677 USS McDermut
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. McDermut joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-678 USS McGowan
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. McGowan joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-679 USS McNair
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. McNair joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-680 USS Melvin
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. Melvin joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-681 USS Hopewell
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. Hopewell joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-682 USS Porterfield
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. Porterfield joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-683 USS Stockham
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. Stockham joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-684 USS Wedderburn
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. Wedderburn joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-685 USS Picking
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. Picking joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-686 USS Halsey Powell
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. Halsey Powell joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-687 USS Uhlmann
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. Uhlmann joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-688 USS Remey
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. Remey joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-689 USS Wadleigh
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. Wadleigh joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-690 USS Norman Scott
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Named for Rear Admiral Norman Scott, killed at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. Earned 4 battle stars in the final year of the war.
DD-691 USS Mertz
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-production Fletcher commissioned in 1943–44. Mertz joined the fleet for the drive across the Central Pacific, operating with the fast carrier task forces through the final year of the war.
DD-793 USS Cassin Young
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Earned 6 battle stars. Cassin Young fought off kamikazes at Okinawa, taking two hits but staying in action. Now a museum ship at the Boston Navy Yard - one of only four surviving Fletcher-class destroyers.
DD-794 USS Irwin
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Earned 5 battle stars. Irwin supported operations from Iwo Jima through Okinawa.
DD-795 USS Preston
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-build Fletcher commissioned in 1944–45. Preston entered service during the final campaigns of the Pacific war, operating off the Philippines and Okinawa.
DD-796 USS Benham
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-build Fletcher commissioned in 1944–45. Benham entered service during the final campaigns of the Pacific war, operating off the Philippines and Okinawa.
DD-797 USS Cushing
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-build Fletcher commissioned in 1944–45. Cushing entered service during the final campaigns of the Pacific war, operating off the Philippines and Okinawa.
DD-798 USS Monssen
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-build Fletcher commissioned in 1944–45. Monssen entered service during the final campaigns of the Pacific war, operating off the Philippines and Okinawa.
DD-799 USS Jarvis
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-build Fletcher commissioned in 1944–45. Jarvis entered service during the final campaigns of the Pacific war, operating off the Philippines and Okinawa.
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Survived - DD-650 to DD-804
LATE PRODUCTION · 1944–1945
DD-800 USS Porter
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Earned 4 battle stars. Porter supported the final Pacific campaigns.
DD-801 USS Colhoun
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-build Fletcher commissioned in 1944–45. Colhoun entered service during the final campaigns of the Pacific war, operating off the Philippines and Okinawa.
DD-802 USS Gregory
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-build Fletcher commissioned in 1944–45. Gregory entered service during the final campaigns of the Pacific war, operating off the Philippines and Okinawa.
DD-803 USS Little
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Late-build Fletcher commissioned in 1944–45. Little entered service during the final campaigns of the Pacific war, operating off the Philippines and Okinawa.
DD-804 USS Rooks
PACIFIC
Fletcher
Class
Earned 5 battle stars. Rooks was named for Captain Albert Rooks, who went down with USS Houston at the Battle of Sunda Strait.
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175
Ships Built
18
Lost in Action
2,000+
Battle Stars