MITSCHER CLASS DESTROYER

The '''Mitscher'' class destroyer' was an experimental destroyer class of the United States Navy.
All four ''Mitscher'' class ships were ordered 3 August 1948 and were named for admirals of the Second World War. Each ship displaced 3,331 tons light, 3,642 tons standard and 4,855 tons under full load with a length of 494 feet, a 50 foot beam and a 26 foot draft.
Beyond that, each ship had a different loadout of propulsion and other systems so as to determine the best course of action for future destroyer design.
In the early 1960s, the ''Mitchser'' class underwent FRAM I modernization, including replacement of their boilers.

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Specifications as Built

Specifications as Built

Displacement: 3,642 tons standard; 4,855 full load
Length: 490 ft (149.4 m)
Beam: 47.5 ft (14.5 m)
Draught: 14.7 ft (4.5 m)
Propulsion: 2 shaft; gear steam turbines; 4 boilers; 80,000 shp (60 MW)
Range: 4,500 nm at 20 knots
Armament: 2x 5in (127 mm); 4x 3in (76 mm); 8x 20 mm; 4x 21in (533 mm) TT; 2x Alfa ASW; 1x depth charge rack