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The ''Gearing'' class is a group of 98 destroyers built for the US Navy during and shortly after World War II. The ''Gearing'' design was a minor modification of the immediately preceding ''Allen M. Sumner'' class. The hull was lengthened amidships, creating more storage space for fuel, thus giving the ships a longer range than the ''Sumner''s. The first ''Gearing''s were not ready for service until mid-1945, so they saw relatively little wartime service. They continued serving, with a series of upgrades, until the 1970s. At that time many were sold to other nations, where they served many more years. Ten ''Gearing''-class ships still exist. ARM Netzahualcóyotl (D-102), formerly , is active in the Mexican navy. As of April 2012 two were laid up in non-operational condition in Kaohsiung, Taiwan: ROCS Chien Yang (DDG-912), formerly and ROCS Sheng Yang (DDG-923), formerly . The other seven are museum ships: ROKN Kang Won (DD-922), formerly , near Busan, South Korea; , formerly , in Izmit, Turkey; ROKN Jeong Buk (DD-916), formerly , near Gangneung, South Korea; ROCS Te Yang (DDG-925), formerly , in Tainan, Taiwan; in Fall River, MA; ROKN Jeong Ju (DD-925), formerly , near Cheonan, South Korea and in Lake Charles, LA. == Procurement and construction == 31 vessels were authorised on 9 July 1942: * DD-710 to DD-721 awarded to Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny. * DD-742 to DD-743 awarded to Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine. * DD-763 to DD-769 awarded to Bethlehem Steel, San Francisco. * DD-782 to DD-791 awarded to Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle. 4 vessels were authorised on 13 May 1942: * DD-805 to DD-808 awarded to Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine. 3 vessels were authorised on 27 March 1943 under the Vinson-Trammell Act: * DD-809 to DD-811 awarded to Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine. (later cancelled) 118 vessels were authorised on 19 July 1943 under the 70% Expansion Act: * DD-812 awarded to Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine. (later cancelled) * DD-813 to DD-814 awarded to Bethlehem Steel, Staten Island. (later cancelled) * DD-815 to DD-825 awarded to Consolidated Steel, Orange. (815 and 816 later cancelled) * DD-826 to DD-850 awarded to Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine. * DD-851 to DD-853 awarded to Bethlehem Steel, Fore River Shipyard, Quincy. * DD-854 to DD-856 awarded to Bethlehem Steel, Staten Island. (later cancelled) * DD-858 to DD-861 awarded to Bethlehem Steel, San Pedro. * DD-862 to DD-872 awarded to Bethlehem Steel, Staten Island. * DD-873 to DD-890 awarded to Consolidated Steel, Orange. * DD-891 to DD-893 awarded to Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny. (later cancelled) * DD-894 to DD-895 awarded to Consolidated Steel, Orange. (later cancelled) * DD-896 to DD-904 awarded to Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine. (later cancelled) * DD-905 to DD-908 awarded to Boston Navy Yard. (later cancelled) * DD-909 to DD-916 awarded to Bethlehem Steel, Staten Island. (later cancelled) * DD-917 to DD-924 awarded to Consolidated Steel, Orange. (later cancelled) * DD-925 to DD-926 awarded to Charleston Navy Yard. (later cancelled) (Of the missing numbers in this sequence - 722 to 741, 744 to 762, 770 to 781, and 857 were allocated to orders for Allen M. Sumner class destroyers; 792 to 804 were awarded to orders for Fletcher class destroyers.) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gearing-class destroyer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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