Samuel Roger McMillion, 81, of Whiteford, Maryland, passed away Monday, June 23, 2025, surrounded by family and holding his ...

The USS Orleck was a Gearing-class destroyer that served in the U.S. Navy from 1945-1982. Museum Executive Director Ron Williams explained the role the ship played during the Vietnam War, and ...

It’s a Gearing class destroyer. Though it is not the same class as the Adams, it is a similar size, meaning it will not overwhelm the skyline of Downtown Jacksonville but will be large enough to ...

In 1910, U.S. Navy Lieutenant-Commander Yates Stirling Jr. deemed the destroyer to be, via U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, "the night-watchman for the battleship.". Before the proliferation of ...

The first USS Higbee -- a Gearing-class destroyer nicknamed "The Leaping Lenah"-- was christened in 1944 and served in the Pacific Theater during World War II, as well as the Korean and Vietnam wars.

Plans to bring a retired U.S. Navy destroyer to Jacksonville are a step closer ... The 2,350-ton Gearing Class destroyer was launched in May 1945 and operated as part of the Seventh Fleet ...

A U.S. Navy Destroyer is built for eliminating threats to itself or its fleet and it has a variety of weapons to do so. Here's how far it can shoot.

He was the namesake for the former Gearing-class destroyer USS Basilone (DD-824) that was decommissioned in 1977. The current destroyer is part of a 2013 multi-year contract award between the Navy ...

LAKE CHARLES — When the USS Orleck departed Orange, Texas, for Lake Charles on May 18, the Gearing-class destroyer had four secret stowaways. They managed to remain undetected for the vessel's ...

In 1949, the Navy commissioned the USS Basilone, a Gearing-class destroyer. The ship sailed through several different seas, including deployments to the Mediterranean Sea, ...

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the deployments, stating the moves were made to 'ensure that our people are safe.' ...