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The Mahan-class destroyers served in the United States Navy
United States Navy

The United States Navy is the navy of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy currently has approximately 331,682 personnel on active duty as of 31 December 2008 and 124,000 in the United States Navy Reserve....
 before and during World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
.

The 18 ships were built by various shipyards between 1935 and 1937. The last two ships, USS Dunlap
USS Dunlap (DD-384)

USS Dunlap was a Mahan class destroyer destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named after Brigadier General Robert H....
 and USS Fanning
USS Fanning (DD-385)

USS Fanning , a Mahan class destroyer destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Nathaniel Fanning. The USS Fanning was one of the last Mahan-class destroyers....
 were modified slightly and sometimes referred to as the Dunlap-class. The Mahans were the second and most numerous of the six classes of 1500-ton pre-war destroyers that modernized the United States Navy.

The lead ship of the class was named for Alfred T. Mahan
Alfred Thayer Mahan

Alfred Thayer Mahan was a United States Navy flag officer, Geostrategy, and educator. His ideas on the importance of sea power influenced navies around the world, and helped prompt naval buildups before World War I....
, a Naval officer and theorist on sea power.








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The Mahan-class destroyers served in the United States Navy
United States Navy

The United States Navy is the navy of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy currently has approximately 331,682 personnel on active duty as of 31 December 2008 and 124,000 in the United States Navy Reserve....
 before and during World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
.

The 18 ships were built by various shipyards between 1935 and 1937. The last two ships, USS Dunlap
USS Dunlap (DD-384)

USS Dunlap was a Mahan class destroyer destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named after Brigadier General Robert H....
 and USS Fanning
USS Fanning (DD-385)

USS Fanning , a Mahan class destroyer destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Nathaniel Fanning. The USS Fanning was one of the last Mahan-class destroyers....
 were modified slightly and sometimes referred to as the Dunlap-class. The Mahans were the second and most numerous of the six classes of 1500-ton pre-war destroyers that modernized the United States Navy.

The lead ship of the class was named for Alfred T. Mahan
Alfred Thayer Mahan

Alfred Thayer Mahan was a United States Navy flag officer, Geostrategy, and educator. His ideas on the importance of sea power influenced navies around the world, and helped prompt naval buildups before World War I....
, a Naval officer and theorist on sea power.

List of Mahan class destroyers

  • (referred to in some publications as a Dunlap class destroyer)
  • (referred to in some publications as a Dunlap class destroyer)


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