| Forrest
Sherman Class Fleet Escort Destroyers. Photos and history of the
Forrest Sherman Class Fleet Escort Destroyers, including USS Forrest
Sherman, USS John Paul Jones, USS Barry, USS Decatur, USSDavis, USS Jonas
Ingram, USS Manley, USS Du Pont, USS Bigelow, USS Blandy, USS Mullinix,
USS Hull, USS Edson, USS Somers, USS Morton, USS Parsons, USS Richard S
Edwards and USS Turner Joy. |
| (DD931) USS
Forrest Sherman |
5th
February 1956 |
Decommissioned
5th November 1982, Currently in Philadelphia Navy Yard. (see message
board) |
| (DD932) USS John
Paul Jones |
7th
May 1955 |
Decommissioned
15th December 1982 |
| (DD933) USS Barry |
1st
October 1955 |
Decommissioned
5th November 1982, Museum Ship, Washington 1984 |
| (DD936) USS
Decatur |
15th
December 1955 |
Reclassified and renumbered
DDG31 in September 1966. Decommissioned
30th June 1983, Stricken 16th March 1988. Sunk as target 21st July
2004. |
| (DD937) USS Davis |
28th
March 1956 |
Decommissioned
20th December 1982, Broken Up 1993 |
| (DD938) USS Jonas
Ingram |
8th
July 1956 |
Sunk as Target
23rd July 1988 |
| (DD940) USS
Manley |
12th
April 1956 |
Decommissioned
11th March 1983, Broken Up 1993 |
| (DD941) USS Du
Pont |
8th
September 1956 |
Decommissioned
11th March 1983, Broken up 1993 |
| (DD942) USS
Bigelow |
2nd
February 1957 |
Decommissioned
5th November 1982, Broken Up 1993 |
| (DD943) USS
Blandy |
19th
December 1956 |
Decommissioned
5th November 1982, Broken Up 1993 |
| (DD944) USS
Mullinix |
18th
march 1957 |
Decommissioned
11th August 1983 |
| (DD945) USS Hull |
10th
August 1957 |
Stricken 1983 as
Target |
| (DD946) USS Edson |
1st
January 1958 |
Decommissioned
15th December 1988, Museum Ship, New York |
| (DD947) USS
Somers |
30th
May 1958 |
Decommissioned
19th November 1982 |
| (DD948) USS
Morton |
23rd
May 1958 |
Decommissioned
22nd November 1982, Broken Up 1993 |
| (DD949) USS
Parsons |
19th
August 1958 |
Decommissioned
19th November 1982, Stricken 15th May 1984 |
| (DD950) USS
Richard S Edwards |
24th
September 1957 |
Decommissioned
15th December 1982 |
| (DD951) USS
Turner Joy |
5th
May 1958 |
Decommissioned
22nd November 1982 |
| USS
Forrest Sherman |
DD931 USS Forrest Sherman.
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| USS
John Paul Jones |
|
DD932 USS John Paul Jones, 1963. Sent
in by Alex Cole |
| USS
Decatur |
DDG31 USS Decatur.
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USS Decatur in Sydney Harbour.
Contributed by John (JC) Rebel |
USS Decatur moored in San Diego during the bicentennial, 1976.
Contributed by Doug Sharp. |
| USS
Davis |
USS Davis, 16th September 1982.
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| USS
Manley |
USS Manley, September 1957.
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| USS
Du Pont |
USS Du Pont, January 1975.
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USS Du Pont.
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| USS
Bigelow |
USS Bigelow, 1969.
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| USS
Mullinix |
|
USS Mullinix (DD944), closing to fuel from RFA
Plumleaf, Indian Ocean, February 1983.
Photographed by George
Mortimore L.R.P.S Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A
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| USS
Hull |
USS Hull, December 1965.
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| USS
Turner Joy |
|
USS Turner Joy, 1970.
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