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Tuesday, April 25, 2023
United States Fletcher class destroyers (DD) in the Pacific War. One of the most successful class of destroyer used in both the Pacific and the Atlantic this particular vessel had a speed of 36 knots on the surface. They are able to escort fleet activities and convoys. This particular class sank 29 Japanese submarines over the course of the four years of war. They are also used as radar pickets: this was a means of putting them on station at special areas in order to overlap radar emissions and cover an area to detect incoming Kamikaze aircraft during the Battle for Okinawa
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