Evolution of US Navy Destroyers - A Complete Guide
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Looking to learn about US Navy Destroyers, how they came to be, and how they evolved to be a crucial part of the US Navy fleet? Or just looking for something entertaining to watch?
Either way, sit back and relax. You are in for some #NotWhatYouThink!
0:00 Intro
1:45 How/Why destroyers were invented
2:20 Bainbridge and Truxtun Class
3:07 Flivvers (Smith and Paulding Class)
3:56 Thousand Tonners (Cassin, Aylwin, O'Brien, Tucker and Sampson Class)
4:57 Flush-Deckers (Caldwell, Wickes and Clemson Class)
6:49 Goldplaters (Farragut, Porter, Mahan, Gridley, Somers, Bagley, Behnham and Sims Class)
9:40 Livermore (Benson and Gleaves Class)
10:33 Fletcher Class
12:21 Twenty Two Hundred Tonners (Allen M. Sumner and Gearing Class)
13:18 Norfolk Class
14:23 Mitscher Class
15:14 Forrest Sherman Class
15:57 Farragut Class
17:10 Charles F. Adams Class
18:26 Bainbridge Class
19:36 Spruance Class
21:35 Kidd Class
22:15 Arleigh Burke Class
24:19 Zumwalt Class
26:00 The Next (36th) Class of Destroyers
27:18 Summary
FOOTAGE SOURCES:
- Footage courtesy of U.S. Navy used under the Creative Commons Attribution license. Thank you for that! Note: "The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement."
- National Archives Catalog
- Charles Walker YouTube Channel! Check him out: https://www.youtube.com/user/walkerusn
Music (in order):
Changing - Fabien Tell
Super Hero - Bonnie Grace
Prescient - Howard Harper-Barnes
Oceanic Adventure - Bonnie Grace
Deyja - Hampus Naeselius
Kirkjufell - Mochas
A Journalist;s Dream - Out to the World
Beat Street - V.V. Campos
Legions - Jo Wandrini
Upon Entering Another Realm - Brendon Moeller
Clearer Views - From Now On
Final Target in Sight - Trailer Worx
Torpedo - Tigerblood Jewel
Marches - Tigerblood Jewel
Expert Sleeper - Brookii
Before Nightfall - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
Forest Run - Bonnie Grace
Minority Report - V.V. Campos
Universal Solution - Robert Ruth
Are you Ready - Philip Ayers
KEY REFERENCES:
https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-16-613
https://www.gao.gov/assets/680/678850.pdf
https://destroyerhistory.org/flushdeck/
https://destroyerhistory.org/goldplater/
https://destroyerhistory.org/benson-gleavesclass/
https://www.gyrodynehelicopters.com/mitscher_class.htm
https://www.loc.gov/item/dc1148/
https://usnhistory.navylive.dodlive.mil/2015/04/15/bainbridge-launches-as-1st-nuclear-powered-destroyer/
http://steelnavy.com/JAGBainbridge.htm
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56675
https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/dd-963.htm (Spruance annual operational cost)
https://news.usni.org/2021/02/16/report-to-congress-on-ddgx#more-83501
http://steelnavy.com/JAGBainbridge.htm