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Originally Posted by Platapus
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The
Gearing-class destroyers (and apparently the earlier
Sumners) were refitted to carry DASH as part of the FRAM-1 and FRAM-2 rebuilds, including landing deck and hangar.
As pointed out in the article they were removed from service in 1969, so I never saw one, joining the
Brinkley Bass in March 1970 as I did. I was told that both of ours had been lost at sea - one when the blades locked up and it crashed and sank, and the other when it was ordered to return to the ship and decided not to, last see cruising merrily over the horizon.
I hope this new version fares better.