Porter-class destroyer
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The Porter-class destroyers were a class of eight 1,850-ton large destroyers in the United States Navy. Like the preceding Farragut-class, their construction was authorized by Congress on 26 April 191
USS Balch — the eighth and final Porter-class destroyer — on 23 September 1936
USS Phelps in November 1944, with five dual-purpose 5-inch (127 mm) guns
Mahan-class destroyer
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Mahan-class destroyers of the United States Navy were a series of 18 destroyers of which the first 16 were laid down in 1934. The last two of the 18, Dunlap and Fanning, are sometimes considered a sep
Porter-class destroyer
…Porter class Builders New York Shipbuilding, NJ (4) Bethlehem Fore River, MA (4) Operators United States Navy Preceded by Farragut class Succeeded by Mahan class Built 1933–1937 In commission 1936–1950 Completed 8 Lost 1 Retired 7 General characteristics Type Destroyer Displacement 1,850 tons standard, 2,663…
USS Mahan circa 1938
USS Mahan at Mare Island Naval Shipyard for overhaul on 24 June 1944
South Dakota, Navy repair ship, Mahan (damaged bow), and Lamson, after South Dakota – Mahan collision, following the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands
Cummings underway in 1944