Editing Forrest Sherman-class destroyer (section)

{{short description|Destroyer class of the US Navy}}
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|Ship image=File:USS Barry being moved from GSA pier to Washington Navy Yard pier 2 DN-ST-84-04841.jpg
|Ship caption=USS ''Barry'' on 16 October 1983
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{{Infobox ship class overview
|Name=''Forrest Sherman'' class
|Builders=*[[Bath Iron Works]], ME (10)
*[[Fore River Shipyard|Bethlehem Fore River]], MA (5)
*[[Ingalls Shipbuilding]], MS (2)
*[[Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company]], WA (2)
|Operators={{naval|United States}} 
|Class before={{sclass|Mitscher|destroyer|4}}
|Class after={{sclass|Farragut|destroyer (1958)|4}}
|Subclasses=
|Built range=1953–1959
|In commission range=1955–1988
|Total ships building=
|Total ships planned=
|Total ships completed=18
|Total ships cancelled=
|Total ships active=
|Total ships laid up=
|Total ships lost=
|Total ships retired=18
|Total ships preserved=*[[USS Edson]]
*[[USS Turner Joy]]
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
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|Ship type=[[Destroyer]]
|Ship displacement=*2,800&nbsp;tons standard
*4,050&nbsp;tons full load
|Ship length=*{{convert|407|ft|m|abbr=on}} waterline
*{{convert|418|ft|m|abbr=on}} overall
|Ship beam={{convert|45|ft|m|abbr=on}} 
|Ship draught=
|Ship draft={{convert|22|ft|m|abbr=on}} 
|Ship propulsion=*[[General Electric]] steam turbines ([[Westinghouse Electric Corporation|Westinghouse]] in DD-931)
*4 × {{convert|1200|psi|MPa|abbr=on}} Foster-Wheeler boilers (Babcock & Wilcox in DD-937, DD-943, DD-944, DD-945, DD-946 and DD-948)
*70,000&nbsp;shp (52&nbsp;MW), 2 × shafts.
|Ship speed={{convert|32.5|kn|lk=in}}
|Ship range={{convert|4500|nmi|km|lk=in}} at {{convert|20|kn|km/h}}
|Ship complement=15 officers, 318 enlisted
|Ship sensors=*[[Mark 56 Gun Fire Control System|Mark 56]] [[fire-control system]]
|Ship EW=
|Ship armament=*3 × [[5"/54 caliber Mark 42 gun|5&nbsp;inch (127&nbsp;mm) 54-caliber Mark 42 single gun]] mounts
*4 × [[3"/50 caliber gun|3&nbsp;inch (76&nbsp;mm) 50-caliber]] Mark 33 guns
*2 × Mark 10/11 [[Hedgehog (weapon)|Hedgehogs]]
*4 × [[American 21 inch torpedo|21 inch (533 mm)]]  [[torpedo tube]]s.
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The 18 '''''Forrest Sherman''-class destroyers''' comprised the first post-war class of [[United States|US]] [[destroyer]]s. Commissioned beginning in 1955, these ships served until the late 1980s. Their weaponry underwent considerable modification during their years of service. Four were converted to guided-missile destroyers. This class also served as the basis for the {{sclass|Charles F. Adams|destroyer|0}} [[guided-missile destroyer]]s.

Two ships of the class became museum ships, nine were sunk in training exercises, and the others were scrapped.