Gearing-class destroyer, DD-863.
Photos and the story
Steinaker
| Class | Gearing class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-863 |
| Builder | Bethlehem, Staten Island |
| Launched | 1945-02-13 |
| Commissioned | 1945-05-26 |
| Fate | Afloat. Survived the war. |
| Armament (class) | The Sumner gun arrangement on a longer hull. |
Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.