USS Southerland DD-743 US NAVY PIN WW2 KOREA VIETNAM

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USS Southerland DD-743 COLLECTOR PIN
THIS PIN MEASURES 1 3/4 INCHES & FEATURES A DEEP POST BACKING!
This pin is a prized piece for any collection....especially for the Veteran, who has served with pride!
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This pin is worn & displayed proudly on the hats, uniforms, jackets, name tag, and equipment/duffel bags of NAVY DESTROYER personnel!
Giving a pin, with a unit's or individual's insignia is a military tradition intended to readily identify past and present.  This is an impact award for immediate excellence.  It does not have to go through a bureaucracy.   Giving it to others is a sign of mutual respect
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YOU ARE BIDDING ON A RARE 1 3/4"  COLLECTOR PIN OF THE GEARING CLASS DESTROYER PIN
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This great pin can be placed onto your jacket, blouse, or use it in a shadow box or display it as part of your military memorabilia collection.
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Early History:
GEARING CLASS DESTROYERS
With the DD 692 SUMNER class continuing to be overloaded with anti-aircraft capabilities to protect the carrier forces, the resulting effect was a lack of speed and required range. By 1943, Adm. King accepted the BuShips recommendation that the SUMNER hull be lengthened by 14 feet so that an additional 160 tons of fuel could be carried resulting in an increase of range over the basic SUMNER by 30 percent.
The first ship to receive this new hull, was the GEARING (DD-710) and it became the lead ship of the 2,200 ton GEARING class destroyers.
Of the 98 commissioned GEARING class destroyers, 47 retained their DD classification prior to FRAM with three being disqualified due to having been modified for improved steam machinery testing (TIMMERMAN), advances in missile technologies (GYATT) and testing of an advanced propulsion system (WITEK). Of the remaining 44, ALL GEARINGS received the FRAM MK I reconstruction.
With the 14 foot extension provided in the middle of the ship, the added space proved vital in relocating some machinery for better balance whereas the Sumners were noted for being "Bow heavy". Other than the 14 foot extension, the SUMNERs and GEARING class destroyers were visually identical.
HOW FRAM EVOLVED For the GEARING class: By FY 1959, there remained 44 original GEARING class destroyers that had not been converted into either dedicated submarine warfare destroyers (DDE), hunter-killer destroyers (DDK), radar picket destroyers (DDR) or for specialized research. Further, several GEARINGS were simply not completed with their various parts going to other GEARINGs damaged in the course of operations (see "notes" below). The longer length GEARING class made excellent candidates for the FRAM program and while only 49 of ALL variants of GEARING class destroyers were scheduled for FRAM, that number eventually grew to include 80 vessels of the 98 commissioned. Of the remaining 18, 15 vessels received the MK 2 modernization.
The first GEARING to receive FRAM was the PERRY whose conversion commenced on 1 May 1959 and was completed on 1 April 1960 at the Boston Naval Shipyard. At a cost of $ 7,700,000, the FRAM MK 1 reconstruction level PERRY received set the level for all GEARINGS, except the WITEK.
This reconstruction included the installation of ASROC aft of the first stack, the DASH hangar and flight deck, the new SQS-23 sonar system and dome which had a detection range of 40,000 yards as well as either the SPS-29, -37 or -40 air-search radar which was needed to track the DASH helicopter in flight. Also included was the installation of two MK-32 triple torpedo launchers as well as a new superstructure with the main machinery either being replaced or overhauled. From the propellers to the shafts to the distilling plant to fuel systems, all machinery systems were either overhauled or replaced while maintaining below decks arrangement. The top deck however, with the installation of the DASH flight deck and hangar along with the ASROC launcher installed required a complete rearrangement.
The FRAM MK 1 reconstruction was somewhat different for the top deck arrangement of the GEARINGS. There were 2 variants of the FRAM MK-1 for the GEARINGS:
GROUP A Ships: Removal of aft Twin 5 inch/38 caliber Gun mount (mount 53). GROUP A ships also received two MK10/11 Hedgehogs fitted on each side of the bridge at the O-1 level and had their MK-32 triple torpedo launchers aft of the second stack.
GROUP B Ships: They kept their more forward 5 inch mount (mount 51), lost the second mount (Mount 52) behind it and kept their aft 5 inch mount (mount 53). In place of mount 52, a practice 5 inch reloading machine was installed with the MK-32 triple torpedo launchers aft of the loader. Group B ships also received greater ASROC and torpedo storage areas next to the port side of the DASH hangar.
President John F. Kennedy and Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy aboard the USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr a "Gearing-class Destroyer" watching the America’s Cup Race off Newport, Rhode Island. Taken September 1962.
Here is a list of the Destroyers in the Gearing class....
710
Gearing 711
Eugene A. Greene 712
Gyatt 713
Kenneth D. Bailey714
William R. Rush 715
William M. Wood 716
Wiltsie 717
Theodore E. Chandler 718
Hamner 719
Epperson 742
Frank Knox 743
Southerland 763
William C. Lawe 764
Lloyd Thomas 765
Keppler 782
Rowan 783
Gurke 784
McKean 785
Henderson 786
Richard B. Anderson 787
James E. Kyes 788
Hollister 789
Eversole 790
Shelton 805
Chevalier 806
Higbee 807
Benner 808
Dennis J. Buckley 817
Corry 818
New 819
Holder 820
Rich
821
Johnston 822
Robert H. McCard 823
Samuel B. Roberts 824
Basilone 825
Carpenter 826
Agerholm 827
Robert A. Owens 828
Timmerman 829
Myles C. Fox 830
Everett F. Larson 831
Goodrich 832
Hanson 833
Herbert J. Thomas 834
Turner 835
Charles P. Cecil 836
George K. MacKenzie 837
Sarsfield 838
Ernest G. Small 839
Power 840
Glennon 841
Noa 842
Fiske 843
Warrington 844
Perry 845
Baussell 846
Ozbourn 847
Robert L. Wilson 848
Witek 849
Richard E. Kraus 850
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. 851
Rupertus 852
Leonard F. Mason 853
Charles H. Roan 858
Fred T. Berry 859
Norris 860
McCaffery 861
Harwood 862
Vogelgesang 863
Steinaker 864
Harold J. Ellison 865
Charles R. Ware 866
Cone 867
Stribling 868
Brownson 869
Arnold J. Isbell 870
Fechteler 871
Damato 872
Forrest Royal 873
Hawkins 874
Duncan 875
Henry W. Tucker 876
Rogers 877
Perkins 878
Vesole 879
Leary 880
Dyess 881
Bordelon 882
Furse 883
Newman K. Perry 884
Floyd B. Parks 885
John R. Craig 886
Orleck 887
Brinkley Bass 888
Stickell 889
O'Hare 890 Meredith
General characteristics
Displacement 3460 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 390' 6"(oa) x 40' 10" x 14' 4" (Max)
Armament 6 x 5"/38AA (3x2), 12 x 40mm AA, 11 x 20mm AA, 10 x 21" tt.(2x5).
Machinery, 60,000 SHP; General Electric Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 36.8 Knots, Range 4500 NM@ 20 Knots, Crew 336.
This is a list of destroyer classes of the United States Navy.
Bainbridge
class — 13 ships, 1900–1902
Truxtun
class — 3 ships, 1901
Smith
class — 5 ships, 1908–1909
Paulding
class — 21 ships, 1909–1912
Cassin
class — 8 ships, 1912–1913
O'Brien
class — 6 ships, 1914–1915
Tucker
class — 6 ships, 1915
Sampson
class — 6 ships, 1916
Caldwell
class — 6 ships, 1917–1918
Wickes
class — 111 ships, 1917–1919
Clemson
class — 164 ships, 1919–1921
Farragut
class (1934) — 8 ships, 1934–1935
Porter
class — 8 ships, 1935–1936
Mahan
class — 18 ships, 1936–1936
Gridley
class — 4 ships, 1936–1938
Bagley
class — 8 ships, 1936–1937
Somers
class — 5 ships, 1937–1938
Benham
class — 10 ships, 1938–1939
Sims
class — 12 ships, 1938–1939
Gleaves
class — 66 ships, 1938–1943
Benson
class — 30 ships, 1939–1943
Fletcher
class — 175 ships, 1942–1944
Allen M. Sumner
class — 58 ships, 1943–1944
Gearing
class — 98 ships, 1944–1946
Mitscher
class — 4 ships, 1952
Forrest Sherman
class — 18 ships, 1956–1958
Farragut
class (1958) — 10 ships, 1958–1960
Charles F. Adams
class — 23 ships, 1959–1963
Spruance
class — 30 ships, 1973–1979
Kidd
class, a modified
Spruance
class — 4 ships, 1979–1982
Arleigh Burke
class — 36 ships, 1989– (further ships are being constructed or planned)
DD(X)
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I have been retired almost 16 years and am always looking for quality Navy stuff because I'm proud of my service and proud of the Navy.
You represent everything that is good about shopping with other veterans. Service was prompt the hat is excellent it arrived in perfect condition & the sticker & business card was a totally unexpected treat.
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USS GEARING DD-710 COLLECTOR PIN
THIS PIN MEASURES 1 3/4 INCHES & FEATURES A DEEP POST BACKING!
USS Southerland DD-743 COLLECTOR PIN
THIS PIN MEASURES 1 3/4 INCHES & FEATURES A DEEP POST BACKING!
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