Sumner-Gearing-Class Destroyers: Their Design, Weapons, and Equipment (Ausa) [Hardcover]

Robert F. Sumrall (Author)

Book Description

Series: Ausa | Publication Date: July 3, 1995

In this handsomely illustrated work, the well-known ship expert Robert Sumrall traces the origins of the U.S. Navy's Sumner-Gearing class destroyers through half a century of changing naval technology. He shows the great advances made in ordnance, fire control, and steam engineering in a destroyer class that served as a standard for post-World War II destroyer design and development. Nearly three hundred illustrations, many in color, enhance the authoritative text.

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About the Author

ROBERT F. SUMRALL is the coauthor of Iowa Class Battleships: Their Design, Weapons, and Equipment. He served in eight Sumner-Gearing-class destroyers during forty years of naval service.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 289 pages
• Publisher: Naval Institute Press; First Edition edition (July 3, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557507864
• ISBN-13: 978-1557507860
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #820,556 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sumner/Gearing Destroyer Book Review, December 13, 2009

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This review is from: Sumner-Gearing-Class Destroyers: Their Design, Weapons, and Equipment (Ausa) (Hardcover)

I build models of WW2 and Cold War Era U.S. Navy Destroyers. This book has to be the most comprhensive and helpful book that I have found that deals with a specific class of Destroyers. It is fun to read and use for reference for the ships that I build. I am currently working on a 1/350 model of the Gearing and this book has been so helpful in showing the details of this ship. I highly recommend this book for any naval historian and enthusiast. The color plates and pictures of destroyers on the ocean are great!

8 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Found: Sumner-Gearing Class Destroyers, May 2, 1999

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Sumner-Gearing Class Destroyers by Robert Sumrall

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