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Posted by Norm Johnston
on 11/9/2009, 8:52 am, in reply to "Re: Another Neptun future release"
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As a "new" ensign I reported aboard [for 18 mos.] the Fechteler [DDR870] and we deployed shortly there-after on a Westpac cruise. We were in Desron 23 [Little Beaver Squadron], Desdiv 231. Edson, Herbert J. Thomas, Picking and Fechteler. Odly enough, Arleigh Burke was CNO at the time. We operated with the Midway, Ranger, Yorktown [CVS], a 27C CVA [I think it was the Oriskany], Rochester, Helena and St. Paul. Upon our return we were one of the few DDs to receive the SPS37 air search. We also lost our 3"50s at the same time. Thanks Darius and Neptun and keep those Gearings coming.
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: The SUMNER and GEARING class DDs of the USN
: were 2 different classes of vessel. The
: GEARINGs were referred to as
: "stretched" SUMNERs as they were
: 14'longer which provided longer endurance.
: During FRAM (fleet rehablitation and
: modernization, conducted in the late 1950s
: through early 60s), this allowed for an
: octuple ASROC (anti submarine rocket,
: essentially a rocket assisted asw torpedo)
: launcher to be sited between the stacks, the
: major difference between the FRAMed SUMNERs
: and GEARINGs. I believe HANSA produced a
: FRAM GEARING (as well as USS GYATT DDG1,
: also a GEARING conversion), but it wasn't
: available for very long. I never got one.
: HANSA also produced a number of SUMNER
: versions, including the FRAM2 of which I
: have 2.
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: Having served briefly in USS FISKE (DD842),
: a FRAM1 GEARING, I look forward to the
: release
: of the upcoming model. If any
: "old" Navymen are out there I also
: remember the FLETCHERs being referred to as
: 2100s, SUMNERs as 2200s and GEARINGs as
: 2400s, this referring to the standard
: tonnages of the respective classes.
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: For those interested in FRAM FLETCHERs, I
: believe TRIDENT back in its day made several
: versions.
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: Those were Sumners, not Gearings and not the
: same.
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: Another Gearing FRAM? Didn't a relative
: 'newby' producer just issue one (see Morning
: Sunshine website)? Further, SeaVee has
: already done it as well (I have two of the
: three hull nos. they issued). For Pete's
: sake, why not do a Fletcher FRAM? I have a
: buddy who served on one who'd love it, and I
: know I'd buy one, but won't be a customer
: for another Gearing/Summers.
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: A FRAM 1 Gearing, excellent. Looking forward
: to its release!
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: Under "Work in progress" is the
: N2368 USS Glennon Fram 1 1963 [Gearing
: class]. I'm wondering if PaperLab provided
: the master for this model and if they did,
: would Darius mind posting an
: "image" of his work?
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