Forrest Sherman-class destroyer

USS Barry on 16 October 1983
Class overview
NameForrest Sherman class
Builders
Operators United States Navy
Preceded byMitscher class
Succeeded byFarragut class
Built1953–1959
In commission1955–1988
Completed18
Retired18
Preserved
General characteristics
TypeDestroyer
Displacement
  • 2,800 tons standard
  • 4,050 tons full load
Length
  • 407 ft (124 m) waterline
  • 418 ft (127 m) overall
Beam45 ft (14 m)
Draft22 ft (6.7 m)
Propulsion
  • General Electric steam turbines (Westinghouse in DD-931)
  • 4 × 1,200 psi (8.3 MPa) Foster-Wheeler boilers (Babcock & Wilcox in DD-937, DD-943, DD-944, DD-945, DD-946 and DD-948)
  • 70,000 shp (52 MW), 2 × shafts.
Speed32.5 knots (60.2 km/h; 37.4 mph)
Range4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h)
Complement15 officers, 318 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems
Mark 56 fire-control system
Armament

The 18 Forrest Sherman-class destroyers comprised the first post-war class of US destroyers. Commissioned beginning in 1955, these ships served until the late 1980s. Their weaponry underwent considerable modification during their years of service. Four were converted to guided-missile destroyers. This class also served as the basis for the Charles F. Adams-class guided-missile destroyers.

Two ships of the class became museum ships, nine were sunk in training exercises, and the others were scrapped.