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Photographer: Richard E. Miller
Taken: July 4, 2014
Caption: Panel 2:
Additional Description: In this post-World War II "Underway" photograph the sleek lines of the Fletcher Class destroyer are clearly evident. The United States commissioned 175 Fletcher-class between 1942 and 1944. Pound for pound, they were the most heavily armed U.S. Navy ships during that time, with 19 lost during World War II. The last Fletcher in service, BAM Cuitlahuac (the former John Rogers) left the Mexican Navy in 2001 and was scrapped in 2010

Following Naval tradition, a class of identical ships are named after the first ship of the series. USS Fletcher was launched in 1942.

This panel was made possible by a generous donation from the National Association of Destroyer Veterans.
Submitted: July 9, 2014, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p278541
File Size: 0.809 Megabytes

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