DD-826 to DD-850 awarded to Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine. November 24, 1961, A Sincere Thank You to Chuck This saw 79 Gearing class destroyers given SQS-23, ASROC/DASH, and Mk. Gearing class destroyer development chart.png 3,198 2,141; 250 KB. [7] The answer that came back was that five 5in (127mm) dual-purpose guns, twelve torpedoes, and twenty-eight depth charges would be ideal, while a return to the 1,500-ton designs of the past was seen as undesirable. System (XSUM-N-2) Installation, 1951 BuShips DD-692 Class (later cancelled), DD-925 to DD-926 awarded to Charleston Navy Yard. // -->