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In the 1970s, Congress mocked the Navy's new Spruance-class destroyers as "empty hulls", warships the size of a light cruiser that went to sea...
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In the 1970s, Congress mocked the Navy's new Spruance-class destroyers as "empty hulls", warships the size of a light cruiser that went to sea...
The Spruance-Class Destroyer Was as Large as a WWII Cruiser — Congress Thought It Didn’t Look Scary Enough and Almost Killed the Program The...
Key Points and Summary – For more than a century, U.S. Navy destroyers have been the fast, hard-hitting “tin cans” guarding carrier strike groups...
Article Summary and Key Points: The Spruance-class destroyers, named after WWII Admiral Raymond Spruance, served as crucial technological bridges from WWII-era vessels to modern...