The "Keeling" class is a "Alan Sumner" class copy, but is slightly larger in size. Of the 105 completed in the class from 1945 to 1949,42 were completed before the end of World War II, but it was too late to make their mark on the Pacific battlefield. In addition, plans for more than 50 ships were canceled. After World War II, a large number of ships were re-classified as DDE, DDK, DDR and EDD, and the "Keat" was changed to DDG, becoming the first American ship.guided missile destroyer? Many of the "keeling" classes in the 1960s were converted by FRAM I / II and were not retired until the early 1980s. A significant portion of the movement has been transferred to other navies and is still active at sea.