Museum ship at Izmit, Turkey
With our thanks to Oğuz Eroğuz
Ex-USS Eversole (DD 789) laid down by Todd Pacific Shipyards, Tacoma, Seattle, Washington, USA on 28 February 1945, launched on 8 January 1946, commissioned on 10 May 1946, decommissioned on 11 July 1973, handed over to Turkey on 11 July 1973 renamed Gayret, stricken from the US Navy list on 21 September 1973 and stricken from Turkish navy list in 1995 and became a museum ship. Part of the Gearing-class, preceded by the Allen M. Sumner-class and succeeded by the Norfolk-class. General technical details of the Gearing-class. Displacement 3,516 (full load) tons, in Turkish service 2.425 (standard)-3.500 (full load) tons and as dimensions 119,02 x 12,45 x 4,37 metres or 390.6 x 40.10 x 14.4 feet. The machinery consists of geared turbines and 4 Babcock&Wilcox boilers supplying via 2 shafts 60.000shp allowing a speed of 35 knots and with a speed of 20 knots a range of 4.500 nautical miles. In Turkish service with a fuel oil bunker capacity of 65 tons was the range 5.800 respectively 2.400 nautical miles with a speed of respectively 15 and 25 knots. Crew numbered 336-275(in Turkish service) men. Armament consisted of 3x2-12,7cm/5” cal 38 guns, 2x4&2x2-4cm Bofors anti aircraft guns, 11-2cm anti aircraft guns, 10-43,3cm/21” torpedo tubes, 6 K-gun depth charge throwers and 2 depth charge tracks. Armament by1981 2x2-12,7cm/5” Mk38 guns, 1x2&2x1-20cm guns, 1x2-3,5cm guns, 1 ASROC 8-tube launcher and 2x3-Mk32 torpedo tubes. Fram II version.
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