FORREST SHERMAN CLASS MODEL
The Forrest Sherman class model
in this page was built for Naval Postgraduate
School's Operations
Research located in
Monterey, California.
The
Forrest Sherman class destroyers were
commissioned
beginning in 1955 and served until the late
1980s. Four
of them were converted to guided missile destroyers. This
class also served as the basis for the Charles F.
Adams-class destroyer.
At the time the Forrest
Sherman class
entered service, they were
the largest US destroyers ever built-418
feet long. These
ships were
originally armed with three 5-inch/54
caliber guns mounted in single turrets, 4 3-inch/50 caliber AA guns in twin mounts, as well
as hedgehogs and torpedoes for ASW. However, over
the years, weaponry was considerably modified.
The hedgehogs and 3-inch guns were removed
from all ships during the 1960s and 1970s. In
addition the fixed torpedo tubes were replaced by
two triple 12.75 inches Mark 32 torpedo
tube mounts. These Forrest
Sherman class ships were fitted with an eight
cell ASROC launcher in place of the No. 2 5-inch gun, and with a
variable-depth sonar system.
The USS Morton was laid down 4 March 1957 by Ingalls
Shipbuilding Corp, launched 23
May 1958, and commissioned 26 May 1959.
Morton was
decommissioned at Pearl Harbor on 22 November 1982.
During the scrapping
process, the commercial diving crew
set the current world record for the thickest piece
of steel cut underwater by means of an ultra-thermic
torch.
We build this
primarily wood Forrest Sherman class model in two sizes: 25"
long (1/200 scale)
and 35"
long (1/144 scale). Model is built per commission only. Email
us for prices. We require only
a small deposit to start the process. Please click here for
more details.
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More information about
the Forrest Sherman
class is located here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest_Sherman-class_destroyer
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