Spruance-Class Destroyers Launched 112 of the 288 Tomahawks Fired in Desert Storm — The USS Fife Alone Fired 60

Spruance-Class Destroyers Launched 112 of the 288 Tomahawks Fired in Desert Storm — The USS Fife Alone Fired 60

The Spruance-class destroyer was as large as a World War II cruiser—but Congress nearly killed the program because lawmakers thought the ship didn’t look imposing enough next to heavily armed Soviet warships. Once the “Spru-cans” entered service, they became the most successful destroyer class in U.S. Navy history, launching 112 Tomahawk missiles during Desert Storm and serving as the backbone of the fleet for three decades. The Spruance-Class D…