Hi everybody...
Get ready - it's another noobie question!
After reading through a stash of WWII US Naval history books, I've gotten it into my head that I want to build the USS Charles Ausburne, DD-570, as it looked when it was the flagship of Arleigh Burke in 1943-1944. Problem is...I know just enough about destroyers to know I don't know enough about destroyers.
I've tried to do my homework - I've read through the many posts here, I've scanned through destroyerhistory.org, history.navy.mil, Google, etc. In the end, it's like drinking from a firehose. I'm left with the impression that there are as many configurations on a Fletcher as there were Fletchers, and I've reached saturation.
So in the name of fairness, I exerted the effort to draw some conclusions on my own...and now I'm asking you guys to correct me. I figured that was better than just asking you to do my research for me
Below is an image I put together with the sources that led me to that conclusion in parentheses. I'm not claiming this is correct, it's just what I THINK is correct. I'd appreciate any input.

On the technical side, I have the 1/350 Tamiya Fletcher and the Trumpeter The Sullivans, and I'm no stranger to resin and PE and all the other aftermarket goodies that are available. I've built models for years, even a couple ships, my biggest stumbling block here is entirely one of research.
Lastly, I know history.navy.mil has some photos of exactly what I want to do - complete with one of Burke himself on the ship - but I'm afraid I'm too Fletcher-stupid right now to be able to dig out details from the far shots of the areas of interest (the weapons) to me. If only I knew what I was looking at
Anyway, thanks for looking!
Mike