Categories: Destroyer classes | Gearing class destroyers USS McFaul underway in the Atlantic Ocean. ... USS Gearing (DD-710) was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy. ... USS (DD/DDR-711) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Ensign Eugene A. Greene (1921–1942), was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism in the Battle of Midway. ... USS Gyatt (DD-712/DDG-1), was a Gearing class destroyer in the U.S. Navy, named for U.S. Marine Corps Private Edward E. Gyatt. ... USS (DD-713/DDR-713) was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Kenneth D. Bailey. ... The USS William R. Rush (DD/DDR-714) is a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy. ... USS (DD-715) was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the final year of World War II. She was in commission for 31 years, from 1945 through 1976, serving in both the Pacific and Atlantic Fleets. ... USS Wiltsie (DD-716) was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy. ... USS (DD-717) was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. ... USS Hamner (DD-718) was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. ... USS Epperson (DD/DDE-719) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for United States Marine Corps Private Harold G. Epperson (1923–1944), who was postumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Battle of Saipan. ... USS Frank Knox (DD-742) was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox. ... USS Southerland Underway in San Francisco, 1977 USS Southerland DD-743 William Henry Hudson Southerland, born in New York City on 10 July 1852, entered the Navy as an apprentice in 1867. ... USS (DD-763) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for aviation metalsmith third class (AM3c) William C. Lawe (1910–1942), who was killed in the Battle of Midway. ... USS Lloyd Thomas (DD/DDE-764) was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. ... USS Keppler (DD/DDE-765) was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. ... USS Lansdale (DD-766) was scheduled to be a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy. ... USS (DD-767) was scheduled to be a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy. ... USS Rowan (DD-782) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the fourth Navy ship named for Vice Admiral Stephen C. Rowan (1805–1890). ... USS Gurke (DD-783) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for United States Marine Corps Private Henry Gurke (1922–1943), who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. ... // Ship History The USS McKean (DD-784) was a Gearing Class United States Navy destroyer built by the Todd Pacific Ship Building Company in Seattle, Washington State. ... USS Henderson (DD-785) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship of that name, and the first named for United States Marine Corps Major Lofton R. Henderson (1903–1942), who was killed in the Battle of Midway. ... USS (DD-786) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for USMC Private First Class Richard B. Anderson (1921–1944), who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Battle of Kwajalein. ... USS (DD-787) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Commander James E. Kyes (1906–1943). ... USS Hollister (DD-788) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for the three Hollister brothers, who were killed in 1943 while serving in the Navy during World War II. Hollister was launched 9 October 1945 by Todd Shipyard, Seattle, Washington; sponsored by Mrs. ... USS Eversole (DD-789) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Lieutenant (junior grade) John T. Eversole (1915–1942), a naval aviator who was killed in the Battle of Midway. ... USS Shelton (DD-790) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Ensign James A. Shelton (1916–1942), who was killed in the Battle of Midway. ... Seaman (DD-791) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant Commander Allen L. Seaman (1916–1944), a naval aviator who was awarded two Navy Crosses for service in the Pacific War. ... USS Chevalier (DD/DDR-805) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Lieutenant Commander Godfrey DeC. Chevalier (1889–1922), a pioneer of naval aviation. ... USS Higbee (DD/DDR-806) was a Gearing class destroyer in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Was the first US warship named for a woman, she was named for Lenah S. Higbee. ... USS Benner (DD/DDR-807) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Marine Second Lieutenant Stanley G. Benner (1916–1942), who was killed during the Battle of Guadalcanal. ... USS (DD/DDR-808) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Fireman First Class Dennis J. Buckley, Jr. ... USS Corry (DD/DDR-817) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the third Navy ship named for Lieutenant Commander William M. Corry, Jr. ... USS New (DD/DDE-818) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for USMC Private First Class John D. New (1924–1944), who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for selfless conduct in the Battle of Peleliu. ... USS Holder (DD/DDE-819) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Lieutenant (jg) Randolph Mitchell Holder, a Navy pilot who was killed during the Battle of Midway. ... USS Rich (DD820)WEBSITE http://www. ... USS Johnston (DD-821) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Lieutenant John V. Johnston, who served in the Navy during the American Civil War. ... USS (DD-822) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for United States Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant Robert H. McCard (1918–1944), who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry during the Battle of Saipan. ... USS (DD-823), a Gearing-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Samuel B. Roberts, a Navy coxswain who was killed evacuating Marines during the battle of Guadalcanal in 1942. ... USS Basilone (DD/DDE-824) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone (1916–1945), who was awarded the Medal of Honor for “extraordinary heroism and conspicuous gallantry in action. ... USS Carpenter (DD/DDK/DDE-825) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant Commander Donald M. Carpenter (1894–1940). ... USS Agerholm (DD-826) was a Gearing class destroyer in the United States Navy. ... USS (DD/DDK/DDE-827) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for USMC Sergeant Robert A. Owens (1920–1943), who was awarded both the Navy Cross and Medal of Honor posthumously for his heroic actions in the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay. ... USS Timmerman, EDD-828 USS Timmerman (DD-828) was originally planned as a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy. ... USS (DD-829) was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II and the years following. ... USS (DD/DDR-830) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Private First Class Everett F. Larson (1920–1945) who was killed in the Guadalcanal campaign. ... USS Goodrich (DD/DDR-831) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral Caspar F. Goodrich (1847–1925), and his son, Lieutenant Caspar Goodrich (?–1907). ... USS Hanson (DD/DDR-832) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for First Lieutenant Robert M. Hanson (1920–1944), a United States Marine Corps quintuple ace who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously. ... The USS (DD-833) was a Gearing Class destroyer of the United States Navy. ... USS Turner (DD/DDR-834) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the third Navy ship named for Captain Daniel Turner (1794?–1850). ... USS (DD-835) was a Gearing class destroyer, the only ship of the United States Navy to be named after Rear Admiral Charles P. Cecil. ... USS (DD-836) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant Commander George K. MacKenzie (1910–1943). ... USS Sarsfield (DD 837) was a U.S. Navy Gearing-class destroyer. ... USS (DD/DDR-838) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral Ernest G. Small (1888–1944). ... USS Power (DD-839) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the first Navy ship named for First Lieutenant John V. Power (1918–1944), who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in the Battle of Kwajalein. ... USS Glennon (DD-840) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Rear Admiral James H. Glennon (1857–1940). ... USS Noa (DD-841) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Midshipman Loveman Noa (1878–1901). ... USS Fiske (DD/DDR-842) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske (1854–1942). ... The USS Warrington was christened by Katherine Taft Chubb Sheehan, a lineal decendent of Lewis Warrington. ... USS Perry (DD-844) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the fourth Navy ship of that name and the fifth named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (1785–1819). ... USS Bausell (DD-845) was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. ... USS Ozbourn (DD-846) was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. ... USS (DD/DDE-847) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Marine Private First Class Robert L. Wilson (1920–1944), who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry in the Battle of Tinian. ... USS Witek (DD/EDD-848) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Marine Private First Class Frank P. Witek (1921–1944), who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his heroism during the Battle of Guam. ... USS (DD-849/AG-151) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Marine Private First Class Richard E. Kraus (1925–1944), who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his conspicuous gallantry during the Battle of Peleliu. ... The USS (DD-850) is a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy. ... USS Rupertus (DD-851) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for United States Marine Corps General William H. Rupertus (1889–1945). ... USS (DD-852) was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy. ... The USS (DD-853) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy. ... USS (DD/DDE-858) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Commander Fred T. Berry (1887–1933). ... The USS Norris (DD-859) was one of 98 Gearing Class of Destroyer in the United States Navy during the end of World War II. The Norris was active from 9 June 1945 to 4 December 1970. ... USS McCaffery (DD-860) (later DDE-860), named for Lieutenant Colonel Joseph P. McCaffery USMC (1906-1943) killed in action at Bougainville on 1 November 1943 and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross, was a Gearing class destroyer laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation at San Pedro in California on... USS Harwood (DD/DDE-861) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy. ... USS Vogelgesang (DD-862) was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy. ... USS Steinaker (DD/DDR-863) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Private First Class Donald Baur Steinaker USMCR (1922–1942) who was killed in action on Guadalcanal and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. ... USS , named for Ensign Harold John Ellison USN (1917-1942), assigned to Torpedo Squadron Eight on board USS Hornet (CV-8), killed in action during the Battle of Midway on 4 June 1942, posthumously awarded the Navy Cross and shared the Presidential Unit Citation awarded to VT-8, was a... USS , named for Lieutenant Charles Rollins Ware USN(1911-1942), was a Gearing class destroyer laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation at Staten Island in New York on 1 November 1944, launched on 12 April 1945 by Mrs. ... USS Cone, named for Rear Admiral Hutch Ingham Cone USN (1871–1941), was a Gearing-class destroyer laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation at Staten Island in New York on 30 November 1944, launched on 10 May 1945 by Mrs. ... USS Stribling was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy. ... USS Brownson (DD-868), named for Rear Admiral Willard Herbert Brownson, USN (1845-1935), was a Gearing class destroyer laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation at Staten Island in New York on 13 February 1945, launched on 7 July 1945 by Miss Caroline Brownson Hart, granddaughter of Admiral Brownson... USS (DD-869), a Gearing-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Arnold J. Isbell, an aircraft carrier captain during World War II. Her keel was laid down on 14 March 1945 at Staten Island, New York, by the Bethlehem Steel Company. ... USS Fechteler, named for Lieutenant Augustus Francis Fechteler USN (1857-1922), was a Gearing class destroyer laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation at Staten Island in New York on 12 April 1945, launched on 19 September 1945 by Miss Joan S. Fechteler, sponsor of the first USS Fechteler and... USS Damato, named for Corporal Anthony Peter Damato USMC (1922-1944) killed in action while serving with an assault company against enemy Japanese forces on Engebi Island at Eniwetok Atoll in the Marshall Islands on the night of 19-20 February 1944 and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, was... USS Forrest Royal (DD-872), named for Rear Admiral Forrest Beton Royal USN (1893–1945), was a Gearing class destroyer laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation at Staten Island in New York on 8 June 1945, launched on 17 January 1946 by Miss Katherine K. Royal, the daughter... USS Hawkins (DD-873) was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. Hawkins was originally Beatty but renamed 22 June 1944, and launched by Consolidated Steel Co. ... USS Duncan, named for Captain Silas Duncan USN (1788-1834), was a Gearing class destroyer laid down by the Consolidated Steel Corporation at Orange, Texas on 22 May 1944, launched on 27 October 1944 by Mrs. ... USS Henry W. Tucker, named for Pharmacist’s Mate Third Class Henry Warren Tucker (1919-1942) killed in action when USS Neosho (AO-23) was attacked by enemy Japanese carrier based aircraft in the Coral Sea on 7 May 1942 and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross, was a Gearing... USS Rogers, named for Jack Ellis Rogers Jr. ... USS Perkins was a Gearing class destroyer in the United States Navy. ... USS Vesole, named for Ensign Kay Kopl Vesole USN (1913-1943), the armed guard officer on board SS John Bascom, killed in action during an air raid at Bari in Italy on 2 December 1943 and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross, was a Gearing class destroyer laid down by the... USS Leary, named for Lieutenant Clarence F. Leary USNRF (1894-1918), executive officer of Carlton Hall who died from burns received when he entered a burning hold in an attempt to save the ship and its crew, and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross, was a Gearing class destroyer laid down... USS Dyess (DD/DDR-880), a Gearing-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Aquilla James Dyess (1909–1944). ... USS Bordelon, named for Staff Sergeant William James Bordelon USMC (1920-1943) killed in action while serving as a member of an assault engineer platoon of the First Battalion, Eighteenth Marines tactically attached to the Second Marine Division against the enemy Japanese at Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands on 20... USS Furse (DD-882) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant John H. Furse USN (1886–1907). ... USS (DD-883), a Gearing-class destroyer was the only ship of the United States Navy named for Ensign Newman K. Perry USN (1880–1905), who was killed in a boiler explosion board Bennington (PG-4) on 21 July 1905. ... USS Floyd B. Parks, named for Major Floyd Bruce Parks USMC (1911-1942), was a Gearing class destroyer laid down by the Consolidated Steel Corporation at Orange, Texas on 30 October 1944, launched on 31 March 1945 by Mrs. ... USS (DD-885) was a Gearing-class destroyer. ... USS Orleck, named for Lieutenant Joseph Orleck USN (1906-1943), commanding officer of USS Nauset (AT-80), killed in action when the ship was sunk by German aircraft in the Gulf of Salerno on 9 September 1943 and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross, was a Gearing class destroyer laid down... USS Brinkley Bass (DD-887) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy. ... USS Stickell (DD-888) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy. ... USS OHare (DD-889), named for Lieutenant Commander Edward Henry “Butch” O’Hare (who was shot down at Tarawa on December 27, 1944), was a Gearing class destroyer laid down by the Consolidated Steel Corporation at Orange, Texas on 27 January 1945, launched on 22 June... USS Meredith, named for Sergeant Jonathan Meredith USMC (1772-1805) killed in action at Tripoli on 7 August 1805, was a Gearing class destroyer laid down by the Consolidated Steel Corporation at Orange, Texas on 27 January 1945, launched on 28 June 1945 by Miss Juliette S. Kepper, great-great... This is a list of destroyers of the United States Navy, sorted by hull number. ... This is a list of destroyer classes of the United States Navy. ...