History of the USS MULLINNIX DD-944

The FORREST SHERMANS     

The Last ALL GUN DESTROYERS In US Naval History

Help Save The USS EDSON DD-946


It doesn't get any better than this...4 Shermans
USS Davis DD-37, USS Bigelow DD942, USS Forrest Sherman DD-931, USS Blandy DD-943
25 August 1994


USS Bigelow DD-942, USS Davis DD-937, USS Lawrence DDG-4, USS Claude V. Ricketts DDG-5
25 August 1994


USS Bigelow DD-942, USS Davis DD-937, USS Lawrence DDG-4, USS Claude V. Ricketts DDG-5
25 August 1994


USS Bigelow DD-942, USS Forrest Sherman DD-931, USS Blandy DD-943
25 August 1994


USS Davis DD-937 & USS Bigelow DD-942
11 November 1994


USS Davis DD-937, USS Bigelow DD-942, USS Forrest Sherman DD-931, USS Blandy DD-943
11 Novemeber 1994


USS Forrest Sherman DD-931 in 2004

4 Shermans in San Diego - 1959 USS SOMERS DD-947, USS Morton DD-948 USS Parsons DD-949, USS Richard S. Edwards DD-950 L to R: USS Edson DD-946, USS Forrest Sherman DD-931, USS Adams DDG-2 This maybe the last time we every see two (2) Forrest Sherman class destroyers tied side-by-side It almost makes you misty eyed with nostalgia...

The Bad News:
We lost the LAST of the Forrest Shermans on 22 July 2004...
Check out USS Decatur E-31 for the details.
The Decatur was the LAST Forrest Sherman on active duty.

The Good News:USN christened USS Forrest Sherman DDG-98 in October 2004
See Christening Invitation




The Forrest Sherman Class Destroyers




The "Barry" Class Destroyers
Some literature lists these eight (8) Forrest Shermans
as members of the "Barry Class" to impy their conversions/upgrades




The "Decatur" Class Destroyers
Again, some literature lists these Four (4) Forrest Shermans
as members of the "Decatur Class" to highlight their conversion to DDG status







All Hands Magazine - January 1963


Active Ships in US Fleet






Courtesy Norm MacIntryre


USS Decatur's collision with USS Lake Champlain - May 1964


DDG-34; DD-948; DD-950 - Unknown Date & Location


First, Only, and Last 8" gun mounted on a destroyer anywhere in the world




USS Adams, DDG-2 (Mother ship of the class AND last of the Adams) Headed to Scrapper