The first Fletcher saw action in Naval Battle of Gudalcanal, Nov 1942. I do not understand why, with CGI able to reproduce any image, the producers don’t strive for complete accuracy. A Gleaves Class or Benson/Mayo Class would be accurate.
As an aside, ever since I was ten and built Revell’s The Sullivans I have thought the Fletchers the most aesthetically beautiful warships ever built.
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” I have thought the Fletchers the most aesthetically beautiful warships ever built.”
Agreed.
My wife’s uncle (the one she never met) was lost off Guadalcanal night of November 12, 1942 when the USS Barton DD-599, a Benson class destroyer, was torpedoed.
As an aside, ever since I was ten and built Revell’s The Sullivans I have thought the Fletchers the most aesthetically beautiful warships ever built.
Agree. My grandfather was on a Fletcher for nearly the entire Pacific War: 1943-45. I’ve been to the Kidd in Baton Rouge. Beautiful ship.
https://www.navyhistory.org/2013/07/life-on-a-fletcher-class-destroyer-1950s/
An interesting article about the Fletcher Class that goes into detail about equipment, layout and capabilities...I agree regarding aesthetics...Great lines and fast...
My Dad served aboard USS Melvin (DD680) in the Pacific during WW2...
*** As an aside, ever since I was ten and built Revell’s The Sullivans I have thought the Fletchers the most aesthetically beautiful warships ever built. ***
Built the same model about the same time in my life and concur with your judgement. Though I did grow fond of the boxy Perry class frigates, having the privilege to serve on two of them.