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USS EUGENE A. GREEN DD711

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Photographer:
carlo martinelli [ View profile ]
Captured:
May 28, 1970
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La Spezia, Italy
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Destroyers
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Jan 25, 2024
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1,181 x 787

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MOORED NAVAL BASE

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A WW-II Gearing-class destroyer after modernization under the FRAM-! (Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization) program. The modifications involved the ships being completely torn down and rebuilt from the hull up, including new engines, a much larger combat information center, and new sonar and radar systems. The 21-inch torpedo tubes between the funnels were removed, and the 8-round ASROC launcher (FRAM I only) placed there instead. All 3-inch/50 cal gun mounts were removed, and the after superstructure was used for the accommodation of a Drone Anti-Submarine Helicopter's (DASH's) hangar and flight deck, with two new triple Mark 32 torpedo tubes for the 12.75-inch Mk.44 torpedo[3] placed just behind the rear funnel. This modernization was designed to extend the life of the destroyer by at least eight years. In 1972 this destroyer was handed over to the Spanish Navy, renamed "Churruca" (D61), and remained in commission until finally retired in 1991.

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