1952 ORIGINAL US NAVY SHIPS MANUAL 

445/692 CLASS DESTROYER PROPULSION PLANT MANUAL 

NAVSHIPS 341-5506 REVISION 2 

176 PAGES , CARD COVERS ORIGINAL RARE PERIOD PUBLICATION 

used period item with related signs, pages fairly clean , 176 pages appears complete , 

card cover bound , tears edge wear on cover spine , marks / staining on rear cover. very good condition for age.

extensive chapters : details , illustrations, descriptions, machinery arrangement, systems, fuel , oil, water,  boilers, auxiliary, plant , propulsion shaft bearings,  condensate, expansion, electrical , operating, battle casualties etc.. 

ONE '1'  ONLY A NICE ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION

see pictures  for evaluation, sold as is , no warranty given an aged period collectable  

brief- 

The Fletcher class was a class of destroyers built by the United States during World War II. The class was designed in 1939, as a result of dissatisfaction with the earlier destroyer leader types of the Porter and Somers classes. Some went on to serve during the Korean War and into the Vietnam War.

The United States Navy commissioned 175 Fletcher-class destroyers between 1942 and 1944,  The Allen M. Sumner and Gearing classes were Fletcher derivatives.

The long-range Fletcher-class ships performed every task asked of a destroyer, from anti-submarine warfare and anti-aircraft warfare to surface action. They could cover the vast distances required by fleet actions in the Pacific and served almost exclusively in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II, during which they accounted for 29 Imperial Japanese Navy submarines sunk. In a massive effort, the Fletchers were built by shipyards across the United States and, after World War II ended, 11 were sold to countries that they had been built to fight against: Italy, Germany, and Japan, as well as other countries, where they had even longer, distinguished careers. Three have been preserved as museum ships in the U.S. and one in Greece.

The Allen M. Sumner class was a group of 58 destroyers built by the United States during World War II. Another twelve ships were completed as destroyer minelayers. Often referred to as simply the Sumner class, this class was characterized by their twin 5-inch/38 caliber gun mounts, dual rudders, additional anti-aircraft weapons, and many other advancements over the previous Fletcher class. The Allen M. Sumner design was extended 14 feet (4.3 m) amidships to become the Gearing class, which was produced in larger numbers.

Completed in 1943–45, four were lost in the war and two were damaged so badly they were scrapped, but the surviving ships served in the US Navy into the 1970s. After being retired from the US fleet, 29 of them were sold to other navies, where they served many more years. One still exists as a museum ship in South Carolina.

Both these types had very successful service earning many battle stars. 

(black and white ships picture for illustration only , not included)