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Dae Gu-class Destroyer
The ''Daegu'' class was a class of 2 destroyers by the South Korean Navy, Republic of Korea Navy. They entered service in 1973, with the last one being decommissioned in 1994. History These were ships used by the United States Navy, US Navy during World War II and were modernized in electronics and weaponry during FRAM II. They were once magnificent ships, which throughout the 1970s constituted the backbone of the Republic of Korea Navy as a replacement for Chungmu-class destroyer, ''Chungmu'' class destroyers. Eventually, they were deemed too outdated. However, they remained in service until well into the 1990s, when they were downright obsolete. They were all leased till 1977 then bought by the navy. They received two destroyers of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, ''Allen M. Sumner'' class for the Republic of Korea Navy from the United States, US in 1973 as part of the Military Assistance Program, American Military Assistance Program. More were later leased over in late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federal Shipbuilding And Drydock Company
The Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company was a United States shipyard in New Jersey active from 1917 to 1948. It was founded during World War I to build ships for the United States Shipping Board. Unlike many shipyards, it remained active during the shipbuilding slump of the 1920s and early 1930s that followed the World War I boom years. During World War II, it built merchant ships as part of the U.S. Government's Emergency Shipbuilding program, at the same time producing more destroyers for the United States Navy than any yard other than the Bath Iron Works. Operated by a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation, the shipyard was located at Kearny Point where the mouth of the Hackensack River meets Newark Bay in the Port of New York and New Jersey. Around 570 vessels were contracted for construction by Federal SB&DD Company with about 100 not delivered fully completed due to the end of the World War II. Federal also had a yard at Port Newark during World War II that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |