This series of books provides details of all USN warships from 1893 to the present day. Every class and individual ship has an entry providing details of the procurement, dimensions and characteristics, and a summary of each ship's history and development. Profusely illustrated with photos. An essential manual for all US Navy enthusiasts and historians. This is volume four, part four - Destroyers (1943-1944) Fletcher Class. AUTHOR: Venner F. Milewski, Jr. is a retired U.S. Navy, Surface Warfare qualified, Chief Fire controlman with a 32-year career, specialising in the Tartar Missile System, Aegis SPY-1 Radar and the AEGIS Weapons System. He spent over 24 months in combat zones both in North and South Vietnam and has earned six stars on his Vietnam Service Ribbon. He has also worked over 12 years in the shipbuilding industry. 200 b/w photographs