Designed in 1939, the Fletcher-class destroyers were named for Rear Adm. Frank Friday Fletcher (1855 – 1928). Fletcher received the Medal of Honor for the 1914 Battle of Veracruz and was in turn ...

A large section of the USS Johnston, a Fletcher-class destroyer, was found 21,180 feet ... from the Greatest Generation," retired Rear Adm. Sam Cox, Naval History and Heritage Command's director ...

Ernest Evans was one of two destroyer commanders to receive the Medal of Honor for actions during World War II. A team of ocean explorers has found the wreck of World War II Fletcher-class ...

Kidd Sr., who was killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor aboard the USS Arizona, this Fletcher-class destroyer is considered one of the world's most authentically restored vessels ...

An expedition by undersea technology company Caladan Oceanic found the wreck of the Fletcher-class destroyer USS Johnston ... a retired rear admiral who now directs the Naval History and Heritage ...

But the Fletcher-class destroyer's service life was marred by ... Iowa turned to avoid the torpedo, which exploded about 3,000 yards to the rear of the battleship in its wake.

Named for Rear Admiral Issac C ... and became the first U.S. Navy admiral killed in action, the Fletcher-class destroyer saw significant service during World War II, earning eight battle stars ...

The 79-year-old Fletcher-class destroyer is permanently docked at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park in Buffalo, N.Y. Crews have been pumping 13,000 gallons of water per minute from ...