Editing Gearing-class destroyer (section)

== FRAM II upgrade ==
[[File:USS Norris (DD-859) at sea in May 1966.jpg|thumb|{{USS|Norris|DD-859|2}} after FRAM II.]]
The FRAM II program was designed primarily for the ''Allen M. Sumner'' class destroyer, but sixteen ''Gearing''s were upgraded as well. This upgrade program included life-extension refurbishment, a new radar system, Mark 32 torpedo tubes, DASH ASW drone, and [[variable depth sonar]] (VDS). Importantly, it did not include ASROC. FRAM II ships included six DDRs and six DDEs that retained their specialized equipment (1960–1961), as well as four DDRs that were converted to DDs and were nearly identical to the ''Allen M. Sumner'' class FRAM IIs (1962–1963). The FRAM II ships retained all six 5-inch guns, except the DDEs retained four 5-inch guns and a trainable Hedgehog in the No. 2 position. All FRAM IIs retained two Hedgehogs alongside either the No. 2 5-inch mount or the trainable Hedgehog mount. The four DDRs converted to DDs were armed with two new 21-inch torpedo tubes for the Mk. 37 ASW homing torpedo. Photographs of the six retained DDRs show no markings on the DASH landing deck, as well as a much smaller deckhouse than was usually provided for DASH, so they may not have been equipped with DASH.