August 3, 201213 yr Many classes in the HUD-4 do not have any description listed. The following is an attempt to provide some basic text that can simply be cut and paste into the database by Gunny whenever it is convenient for him to do so. Facts (dates, etc.) were gathered from Wikipedia, but I have tried to make sure I have not used the actual wording or phrasing that occurs in the Wikipedia articles. Obviously, if any of these are wrong, etc., please feel free to post corrections so that Gunny can use that information. Here are the first set of ship descriptions. They are very basic, but for now I figure they are better than nothing. If anyone has any ideas for fleshing any of them out, please feel free to post them. The idea here is to give Gunny something he can simply check one last time to make sure there are no stupid mistakes that I left in by accident and then paste right into the database. I am also including a few corrections to existing entries that appear to be in error. ---cut here--- D 154 HMAS Duchess Former British destroyer acquired by Australia in 1964 D 16 County British guided missile destroyer class commissioned in the 1960s D 16 County [Exocet Mod] In the 1970s, some vessels in the County class were refitted, replacing two of their naval guns with Exocet anti-ship missiles D 166 Taimur Gearing class destroyer acquired by the Pakistani Navy in 1977. D 188 von Stauffenberg Fictional platform. Hypothetical post-Cold War German destroyer. D 23 Bristol [Type 82] British destroyer commissioned in 1973. D 25 Segui An American Sumner-class destroyer acquired by Argentina in 1972. D 25 Segui (Exocet) An American Sumner-class destroyer acquired by Argentina in 1972. D 26 Hipolito Bouchard An American Sumner-class destroyer acquired by Argentina in 1972. D 27 Comodoro Py An American Gearing-class destroyer acquired by Argentina in 1973. D 32 Daring [Type 45] Newest generation of British air defense destroyers. D 345 Adatepe Turkey acquired a number of American Gearing-class destroyers in the 1970s and 1980s. D 358 Berk Turkey destroyer class based on the American Claud Jones class. <-- not sure about this--they are listed as Claud Jones DEs but the all four of those were sold to the Indonesians, so where did these come from? Domestic copies? D 560 Italian guided missile destroyers commissioned in the 1990s. D 570 Andrea Doria Italian incarnation of the multi-national Horizon-class frigate. D 579 Impavido Italian guided missile destroyers similar to the American Charles F Adams class. D 60 Emerald [Type 48] Fictional platform. Next generation British destroyer. D 621 Surcouf [Type T47] French destroyer class in service from the 1950s to the 1980s. D 622 Kersaint [Type T47] French destroyer class in service from the 1950s to the 1980s. D 63 ISN Kolkata [Project 15A] New class of stealthy Indian guided missile destroyers. D 650 Aquitaine French incarnation of the FREMM (“Frigate multi-mission”) frigate, optimized for anti-submarine warfare. D 659 Berry <-- please take out the ?? in the class name; it looks silly French incarnation of the FREMM (“Frigate multi-mission”) frigate, optimized for anti-aircraft warfare. DD 103 Ayanami Older Japanese destroyer class in service from the late 1950s to the late 1980s. DD 110 Takanami New class of Japanese multi-role destroyer. DD 115 Akizuki New class of Japanese multi-role destroyer. DD 731 Maddox American Sumner-class destroyer notable for her involvement in the Gulf of Tonkin incident. DD 931 Forrest Sherman American destroyer class in service between the 1950s and the 1980s. DD 971 Okpo South Korean class of destroyers commissioned in the late 1990s. DDE 261 Mackenzie (DELEX) Canadian destroyer that served from the 1960s to the early 1990s. DDG 1000 Zumwalt Highly advanced but ferociously expensive class of American multi-role destroyers. DDG 1000 Zumwalt (Flight II) Fictional platform. Hypothetical second batch of American Zumwalt-class destroyers. DDG 991 Sejong the Great A large destroyer class in service with the South Korean Navy; these ships are similar to the American Burke-class Aegis destroyers, but carry more missiles. DDGH 39 HMAS Hobart New class of Australian air warfare destroyers. DDH 181 Hyuga Although this class displaces up to 18,000 tons at full load and can carry over a dozen aircraft, the Japanese insist these vessels are not carriers. DDH 975 Chungmugong New class of South Korean multi-role destroyers. DDHG 1 Husband E. Kimmel Fictional platform. Named for the admiral in charge of the Pacific fleet at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor, these massive “destroyers” are effectively next generation cruisers that can also support a small squadron of helicopters or V/STOL aircraft. DDHG 1 Husband E. Kimmel Fictional platform. Improved version of the Kimmel destroyer class.
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