The Gearing class was a series of 98 destroyers built for the U.S. Navy during and shortly after World War II. [7], The FRAM I program was an extensive conversion for the Gearing-class destroyers. Nine Gearing-class ships still exist. Displacement: 2600 tons. [16], After the Gearing-class ships were retired from USN service, many were sold abroad, including over a dozen to the Republic of China Navy (ROCN) in Taiwan. Grebe was mainly intended for use against deep-diving submarines. Sign up for our e-mail newsletter. The Gearing Class Frigate was for all intents and purposes, a missle (sic) boat. Twelve 40 mm guns in two quad and two twin mounts and 11 20 mm guns in single mounts were also equipped. The other six are museum ships: TCG Gayret, (ex-Eversole), in Izmit, Turkey; ROKS Jeong Buk, (ex-Everett F. Larson), near Gangneung, South Korea; ROCS Te Yang, (ex-Sarsfield), in Tainan, Taiwan; USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. in Fall River, Massachusetts; ROKS Jeong Ju, (ex-Rogers), near Cheonan, South Korea and USS Orleck in Lake Charles, Louisiana. 2 5-inch mount or the trainable Hedgehog mount. Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. BuShips - March 30, 1951, 1951 BuShips DD-692 Class Thanks in part to the 12-month post-commissioning delay in converting these early Gearings, they did not begin arriving in the war zone until late June, joining fast carrier task forces only in time for screening and plane-guard duty during the final air raids of the war. $3.78 delivery Feb 1 - 2. // -->