Japan Stunned By America's Fletcher Class Radar And Their Night Fighting Edge Vanished Discover how ⚓ Japan’s long-held mastery of night warfare vanished in just 18 months when U.S. Navy Fletcher-class destroyers brought radar to the Pacific. From 1942 to 1943, these American warships—equipped with groundbreaking SG radar developed by MIT—transformed naval combat by detecting enemy vessels over 15 miles away in total darkness. During the ferocious night battles of Guadalcanal, Vella Gulf, and Ca

USS William D. Porter (DD-579) was a Fletcher-class destroyer in service with the United States Navy during World War II, best known for a series of unusual and unlucky incidents that earned it the reputation of “the unluckiest ship” in U.S. Navy history. 🚢 Launched on September 27, 1942, the ship was named after Rear Admiral William D. Porter. ⚓ On its very first mission in November 1943, while escorting the battleship USS Iowa carrying President Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Tehran Conference,

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8 feet of Fletcher Class destroyer, just printed from Bensworx files. One big boat being built!! Scale, 1/48th scale. Ignore the stern falling off😂 https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-print-models/hobby-diy/other/1-48-fletcher-class-destroyer-rc-model | Dundee Model Boat Club