Designed in 1939, the Fletcher-class destroyers were named for Rear Adm. Frank Friday Fletcher (1855 – 1928). Fletcher received the Medal of Honor for the 1914 Battle of Veracruz and was in turn the ...
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The 60,000 HP Naval Interceptor
In the twilight of January 29, 1943, USS Waller, a Fletcher-class destroyer, cut through the choppy waters north of Rennell Island. Just two months after her shakedown cruise, the ship and her green ...
Outnumbered and outgunned, the crew of the U.S.S. Johnston fought overwhelming odds before their ship sank more than 21,000 feet into one of the world’s deepest submarine chasms. The U.S.S. Johnston ...
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This Ship that Sunk a Submarine with Potatoes
The Fletcher-class destroyers were the largest warships of its kind ever ordered and one of the most successful US Navy ships during World War II. The USS O’Bannon was one of the first two such ...
Taffy 3—consisting of six escort carriers, three destroyers, and four destroyer escorts—was there to cover troops storming ...
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