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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