Design History
The Gearing class was basically a stretched version of the Allen M. Sumner class. In an attempt to increase the speed and the range of the Sumners, a fourteen feet (4,27m) section was added amidships to improve fuel bunkerage. It also made for a more favorable length-beam-width ratio, essential for higher speeds. Without further modifications to the original design, the Gearing had higher range and barely higher speed.

Modification History
Similar to the Allen M. Sumner class.

Service History
Similar to the Allen M. Sumner class.

Ships in class:

DD-710 Gearing DD-711 Eugene A. Greene DD-712 Gyatt DD-713 Kenneth D. Bailey DD-714 William D. Rush DD-715 William M. Wood DD-716 Wiltsie DD-717 Theodore E. Chandler DD-718 Hamner DD-719 Epperson DD-741 Frank Knox DD-743 Southerland DD-763 William C. Lawe DD-764 Lloyd Thomas DD-765 Keppler DD-782 Rowan DD-783 Gurke DD-784 McKean DD-785 Henderson DD-786 Richard B. Anderson DD-787 James E. Kyes DD-788 Hollister DD-789 Eversole DD-790 Shelton DD-805 Chevalier DD-806 Higbee DD-807 Benner DD-808 Dennis J. Buckley DD-817 Corry DD-818 New DD-819 Holder DD-820 Rich DD-821 Johnston

DD-822 Robert H. McCard DD-823 Samuel B. Roberts DD-824 Basilone DD-825 Carpenter DD-826 Agerholm DD-827 Robert A. Owens DD-828 Timmerman DD-829 Myles C. Fox DD-830 Everett F. Larson DD-831 Goodrich DD-832 Hanson DD-833 Herbert J. Thomas DD-834 Turner DD-835 Charles P. Cecil DD-836 George K. Mackenzie DD-837 Sarsfield DD-838 Ernest G. Small DD-839 Power DD-840 Glennon DD-841 Noa DD-842 Fiske DD-842 Warrington DD-844 Perry DD-845 Bausell DD-846 Osbourn DD-847 Robert L. Wilson DD-848 Wilek DD-849 Richard E. Kraus DD-850 Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. DD-851 Rupertus DD-852 Leonard F. Mason DD-853 Charles H. Roan DD-858 Fred T. Berry

DD-859 Norris DD-860 McCafferty DD-861 Harwood DD-862 Vogelgesang DD-863 Steinaker DD-864 Harold J Ellison DD-865 Charles W. Ware DD-866 Cone DD-867 Stribling DD-868 Brownson DD-869 Arnold J. Isbell DD-870 Fechteler DD-871 Damato DD-872 Forrest Royal DD-873 Hawkins DD-874 Duncan DD-875 Henry W. Tucker DD-876 Rodgers DD-877 Perkins DD-878 Vesole DD-879 Leary DD-880 Dyess DD-881 Bordelon DD-882 Furse DD-883 Newman K. Perry DD-884 Floyd B. Parks DD-885 John R. Craig DD-886 Orleck DD-887 Brinkley DD-888 Stickley DD-889 O'Hare DD-890 Meredith