*** 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.
My late wife’s uncle, who just made 90, designed the integrated fire control systems for the Perrys when he worked at Sperry. Previously he had worked on the comm systems for the LEM when he worked at Armour Electronics a sub contractor for Grumman. Times change, now Long Island’s biggest employer is Northwell Hospitals and Urgent Care.