Allen M. Sumner class destroyer
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The Allen M. Sumner class was a group of 58 destroyer
s built by the United States
during World War II
. Another twelve ships were completed as destroyer minelayers. Often referred to as simply the Sumner class, this class was characterized by their twin 5"/38cal-gun mounts, dual rudders, additional anti-aircraft weapons, and many other advancements over the previous Fletcher class
. The Sumner design was extended 14 feet (4.3 m) amidships to become the Gearing class
, which was produced in larger numbers.
Completed in 1943-45, four were lost in the war and one was damaged so badly it was scrapped, but the surviving ships served in the US Navy into the 1970s. After being retired from the US fleet, 29 of them were sold to other navies, where they served many more years. Two still exist as memorials/museum ships, one in South Carolina, and one in Taiwan.
, which were built from 1941 until 1944. In addition to the three twin 5"/38cal mounts, Sumners had twin rudders, giving them better maneuverability for ASW work when compared to Fletchers.
See also Robert H. Smith-class
destroyer minelayer (DM), the twelve of which were built on hulls originally intended as Sumners. Gearing class
-destroyers were of the same design, modified with a 14 feet (4.3 m) extension to carry more fuel to extend the range.
in Kearny, New Jersey
. Fourteen were built by Bath Iron Works
in Bath, Maine
. Ten were built by Bethlehem Steel
's Mariners Harbor shipyard on Staten Island
. Six were built by Bethlehem Steel
's Union Iron Works
in San Francisco, California
. Five were built by Bethlehem Steel
in San Pedro, California. Five were built by Todd Pacific Shipyards
in Seattle, Washington. was the first ship of the class to be laid down and the first to be commissioned. was the last commissioned.
program, but not altogether as successful as the Gearings.
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The ships served in the US Navy into the 1970s. After being retired from the US fleet, seven were sunk by the US in fleet training exercises and 13 were scrapped, but 29 were sold to other navies (two for spare parts), where they served for many more years. 12 were sold to the Republic of China Navy
and 2 were sold to the Republic of Korea Navy
. 2 were sold to the Shah of Iran
and 1 was sold to Turkey
. 1 was sold to Greece
. 2 were sold to Venezuela
, 2 to Colombia
, 2 sold to Chile
, 5 sold to Brazil
and 4 to Argentina
.
is preserved as a memorial at Patriot's Point
, Charleston, South Carolina
and is a museum ship in Taiwan.
Destroyer
In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...
s built by the United States
United States
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during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Another twelve ships were completed as destroyer minelayers. Often referred to as simply the Sumner class, this class was characterized by their twin 5"/38cal-gun mounts, dual rudders, additional anti-aircraft weapons, and many other advancements over the previous Fletcher class
Fletcher class destroyer
The Fletcher class were a class of destroyers built by the United States during World War II. The class was designed in 1939 as a result of dissatisfaction with the earlier destroyer leader types...
. The Sumner design was extended 14 feet (4.3 m) amidships to become the Gearing class
Gearing class destroyer
The Gearing class was a group of 98 destroyers built for the US Navy during and shortly after World War II. The Gearing design was a minor modification of the immediately preceding Allen M. Sumner class...
, which was produced in larger numbers.
Completed in 1943-45, four were lost in the war and one was damaged so badly it was scrapped, but the surviving ships served in the US Navy into the 1970s. After being retired from the US fleet, 29 of them were sold to other navies, where they served many more years. Two still exist as memorials/museum ships, one in South Carolina, and one in Taiwan.
Description
The first ship was laid down in May 1943, while the last was launched in April 1945. In that time the United States produced 58 Allen M. Sumner-class destroyers. The Sumner class was based upon the previous Fletcher classFletcher class destroyer
The Fletcher class were a class of destroyers built by the United States during World War II. The class was designed in 1939 as a result of dissatisfaction with the earlier destroyer leader types...
, which were built from 1941 until 1944. In addition to the three twin 5"/38cal mounts, Sumners had twin rudders, giving them better maneuverability for ASW work when compared to Fletchers.
See also Robert H. Smith-class
Robert H. Smith class destroyer
The Robert H. Smith class of destroyer minelayers was built by the United States during World War II.These vessels were all originally laid down as Allen M. Sumner class destroyers and converted during construction throughout 1944. In that time the United States produced 12 Robert H. Smith class...
destroyer minelayer (DM), the twelve of which were built on hulls originally intended as Sumners. Gearing class
Gearing class destroyer
The Gearing class was a group of 98 destroyers built for the US Navy during and shortly after World War II. The Gearing design was a minor modification of the immediately preceding Allen M. Sumner class...
-destroyers were of the same design, modified with a 14 feet (4.3 m) extension to carry more fuel to extend the range.
Construction
Eighteen were built by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock CompanyFederal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
The Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company was a United States shipyard, active from 1917 to 1949. During World War II, it built ships as part of the U.S. Government's Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Operated by a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation, the shipyard was located at...
in Kearny, New Jersey
Kearny, New Jersey
Kearny is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. It was named after Civil War general Philip Kearny. As of the United States 2010 Census, the town population was 40,684. The town is a suburb of the nearby city of Newark....
. Fourteen were built by Bath Iron Works
Bath Iron Works
Bath Iron Works is a major American shipyard located on the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine, United States. Since its founding in 1884 , BIW has built private, commercial and military vessels, most of which have been ordered by the United States Navy...
in Bath, Maine
Bath, Maine
Bath is a city in Sagadahoc County, Maine, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 9,266. It is the county seat of Sagadahoc County. Located on the Kennebec River, Bath is a port of entry with a good harbor. The city is popular with tourists, many drawn by its...
. Ten were built by Bethlehem Steel
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Bethlehem Steel Corporation Shipbuilding Division was created in 1905 when Bethlehem Steel Corporation acquired the San Francisco shipyard Union Iron Works in 1905...
's Mariners Harbor shipyard on Staten Island
Staten Island
Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...
. Six were built by Bethlehem Steel
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Bethlehem Steel Corporation Shipbuilding Division was created in 1905 when Bethlehem Steel Corporation acquired the San Francisco shipyard Union Iron Works in 1905...
's Union Iron Works
Union Iron Works
Union Iron Works, located in San Francisco, California, on the southeast waterfront, was a central business within the large industrial zone of Potrero Point, for four decades at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries.-History:...
in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
. Five were built by Bethlehem Steel
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Bethlehem Steel Corporation Shipbuilding Division was created in 1905 when Bethlehem Steel Corporation acquired the San Francisco shipyard Union Iron Works in 1905...
in San Pedro, California. Five were built by Todd Pacific Shipyards
Todd Pacific Shipyards
Vigor Shipyards was founded in 1916 as the William H. Todd Corporation through the merger of Robins Dry Dock & Repair Company of Erie Basin, Brooklyn, New York, the Tietjen & Long Dry Dock Company of Hoboken, New Jersey, and the Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company...
in Seattle, Washington. was the first ship of the class to be laid down and the first to be commissioned. was the last commissioned.
Service
Cooper, Meredith, Mannert L. Abele, and Drexler were lost during the war, and Hugh W. Hadley was so badly damaged by a kamikaze attack that she was scrapped soon after the war ended. After the war most of the class except some of the light minelayers had their 40-mm and 20-mm guns replaced by 6 3-in (76 mm) and the pole mast was replaced by a tripod to carry the heavier radar. One of the two pentad 21-in (533 mm) torpedo tube mountings had already been removed on most to make way for a quadruple 40-mm gun mounting. 33 ships were converted under the FRAM IIFleet Rehabilitation and Modernization
The Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization program of the United States Navy extended the lives of World War II-era destroyers by shifting their mission from a surface attack role to that of a submarine hunter...
program, but not altogether as successful as the Gearings.
Disposition
Republic of China Navy
The Republic of China Navy is the maritime branch of the Armed forces of the Republic of China . The ROC Navy's primary mission is to defend ROC territories and the sea lanes that surround Taiwan against a blockade, attack, or possible invasion by forces of the People's Republic of China...
and 2 were sold to the Republic of Korea Navy
Republic of Korea Navy
The Republic of Korea Navy or the ROK Navy is the branch of the South Korean armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations and amphibious landing operations. The ROK Navy includes the Republic of Korea Marine Corps, which is a quasi-autonomous organization...
. 2 were sold to the Shah of Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
and 1 was sold to Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. 1 was sold to Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. 2 were sold to Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
, 2 to Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, 2 sold to Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, 5 sold to Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
and 4 to Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
.
is preserved as a memorial at Patriot's Point
Patriot's Point
Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum is located in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, at the mouth of the Cooper River on the Charleston Harbor, across from Charleston.-Museum ships and exhibits:...
, Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
and is a museum ship in Taiwan.
Ships in class
| Ship Name | Hull No. | Builder | Commission– Decommission |
Fate | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen M. Sumner USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692) USS Allen M. Sumner , the original Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for Allen Melancthon Sumner, a USMC captain, who was killed in action during World War I.... |
DD-692 | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company The Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company was a United States shipyard, active from 1917 to 1949. During World War II, it built ships as part of the U.S. Government's Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Operated by a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation, the shipyard was located at... |
1944-1973 | Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping | http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DD692.htm http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/a6/allen_m_sumner.htm |
| Moale USS Moale (DD-693) USS Moale was the second Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was named for Lieutenant Edward Moale, Jr. , who performed heroic duty during the Spanish-American War.... |
DD-693 | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company The Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company was a United States shipyard, active from 1917 to 1949. During World War II, it built ships as part of the U.S. Government's Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Operated by a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation, the shipyard was located at... |
1944-1973 | Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping | http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DD693.htm http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/m12/moale.htm |
| Ingraham USS Ingraham (DD-694) USS Ingraham was a United States Navy Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, the third ship in U.S. Navy history to be named for Duncan Ingraham. She was in commission from 1944 to 1971.-Construction and commissioning:... |
DD-694 | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company The Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company was a United States shipyard, active from 1917 to 1949. During World War II, it built ships as part of the U.S. Government's Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Operated by a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation, the shipyard was located at... |
1944-1971 | Sold to Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... 16 July 1971 as Miaoulis |
http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/i2/ingraham-iii.htm |
| Cooper USS Cooper (DD-695) USS Cooper , a , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Elmer Glenn Cooper, a naval aviator who died in a seaplane accident in 1938. The Cooper was launched 9 February 1944 by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, N.J.; sponsored by Mrs. Elmer G. Cooper; and... |
DD-695 | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company The Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company was a United States shipyard, active from 1917 to 1949. During World War II, it built ships as part of the U.S. Government's Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Operated by a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation, the shipyard was located at... |
1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by destroyer while intercepting a Japanese convoy into Ormoc Bay December 3, 1944 | http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/c13/cooper.htm |
| English USS English (DD-696) USS English , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, named for Rear Admiral Robert Henry English, a submariner who commanded the and was awarded the Navy Cross and the Navy Distinguished Service Medal... |
DD-696 | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company The Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company was a United States shipyard, active from 1917 to 1949. During World War II, it built ships as part of the U.S. Government's Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Operated by a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation, the shipyard was located at... |
1944-1970 | Sold to Republic of China Navy Republic of China Navy The Republic of China Navy is the maritime branch of the Armed forces of the Republic of China . The ROC Navy's primary mission is to defend ROC territories and the sea lanes that surround Taiwan against a blockade, attack, or possible invasion by forces of the People's Republic of China... August 11, 1970 as Huei Yang |
http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/e4/english.htm |
| Charles S. Sperry USS Charles S. Sperry (DD-697) USS Charles S. Sperry , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for Charles Stillman Sperry, the commanding officer of the . Sperry would later attain the rank of Rear Admiral.... |
DD-697 | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company The Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company was a United States shipyard, active from 1917 to 1949. During World War II, it built ships as part of the U.S. Government's Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Operated by a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation, the shipyard was located at... |
1944-1973 | Sold to Chile Chile Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far... January 8, 1974 as Ministro Zenteno |
http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/e4/english.htm |
| Ault USS Ault (DD-698) USS Ault was an in the United States Navy. She was named for Commander William B. Ault, air group commander aboard . Commander Ault was declared missing in action on 8 May 1942 after leading an air attack in the Battle of the Coral Sea and was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his action in... |
DD-698 | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company The Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company was a United States shipyard, active from 1917 to 1949. During World War II, it built ships as part of the U.S. Government's Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Operated by a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation, the shipyard was located at... |
1944-1970 | Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping | http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DD698.htm http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/a14/ault.htm |
| Waldron USS Waldron (DD-699) USS Waldron , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for John C. Waldron, was a U.S. Naval aviator who led a squadron of torpedo bombers in World War II.-Construction and commissioning:... |
DD-699 | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company The Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company was a United States shipyard, active from 1917 to 1949. During World War II, it built ships as part of the U.S. Government's Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Operated by a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation, the shipyard was located at... |
1944-1973 | Sold to Colombia Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the... 30 October 1973 as Santander (DD-03) |
http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DD699.htm http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/w2/waldron.htm |
| Haynsworth USS Haynsworth (DD-700) USS Haynsworth , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commander William M. Haynsworth, Jr., the commander of the , when it accidentally collided with Chemung. The resulting collision caused Ingrahams depth charges to explode while still on... |
DD-700 | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company The Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company was a United States shipyard, active from 1917 to 1949. During World War II, it built ships as part of the U.S. Government's Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Operated by a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation, the shipyard was located at... |
1944-c.1970 | Sold to Republic of China Navy Republic of China Navy The Republic of China Navy is the maritime branch of the Armed forces of the Republic of China . The ROC Navy's primary mission is to defend ROC territories and the sea lanes that surround Taiwan against a blockade, attack, or possible invasion by forces of the People's Republic of China... May 12, 1970 as Yuen Yang |
http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/h4/haynsworth.htm |
| John W. Weeks USS John W. Weeks (DD-701) USS John W. Weeks , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for John Wingate Weeks, who attained the rank of Rear Admiral. Weeks was elected to the United States House of Representatives where he served until entering the United States Senate in 1913. He became Secretary of War on 4 March... |
DD-701 | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company The Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company was a United States shipyard, active from 1917 to 1949. During World War II, it built ships as part of the U.S. Government's Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Operated by a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation, the shipyard was located at... |
1944-1970 | Disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise, 11/19/1970 | http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DD701.htm http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/j4/john_w_weeks.htm |
| Hank USS Hank (DD-702) USS Hank , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for Lieutenant Commander William Hank.Hank was launched 21 May 1944 by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey; sponsored by Mrs. William Edwin Hank, widow of Lieutenant Commander Hank; and commissioned on 28 August... |
DD-702 | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company The Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company was a United States shipyard, active from 1917 to 1949. During World War II, it built ships as part of the U.S. Government's Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Operated by a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation, the shipyard was located at... |
1944-1972 | Sold to Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires... July 1, 1972 as Segui |
http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DD702.htm http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/h2/hank.htm |
| Wallace L. Lind USS Wallace L. Lind (DD-703) USS Wallace L. Lind , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for Captain Wallace L. Lind , who was awarded the Navy Cross during World War I.... |
DD-703 | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company The Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company was a United States shipyard, active from 1917 to 1949. During World War II, it built ships as part of the U.S. Government's Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Operated by a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation, the shipyard was located at... |
1944-1973 | Sold to Republic of Korea Navy Republic of Korea Navy The Republic of Korea Navy or the ROK Navy is the branch of the South Korean armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations and amphibious landing operations. The ROK Navy includes the Republic of Korea Marine Corps, which is a quasi-autonomous organization... December 4, 1973 as Dae Gu |
http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DD703.htm http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/w2/wallace_l_lind.htm |
| Borie USS Borie (DD-704) The USS Borie , an , was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Adolph E. Borie, Secretary of the Navy under President Ulysses S. Grant.-Construction:... |
DD-704 | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company The Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company was a United States shipyard, active from 1917 to 1949. During World War II, it built ships as part of the U.S. Government's Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Operated by a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation, the shipyard was located at... |
1944-1972 | Sold to Argentina July 1, 1972 as Hipólito Bouchard (D-26) | http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b8/borie-ii.htm |
| Compton USS Compton (DD-705) USS Compton , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for Lewis Compton, who served in active duty in the Navy during World War I and Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 9 February 1940 to 13 February 1941.... |
DD-705 | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company The Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company was a United States shipyard, active from 1917 to 1949. During World War II, it built ships as part of the U.S. Government's Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Operated by a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation, the shipyard was located at... |
1944-1972 | Sold to Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people... September 27, 1972 as Mato Grosso |
http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/c12/compton.htm |
| Gainard USS Gainard (DD-706) USS Gainard , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for Joseph Gainard, who was awarded the Navy Cross for distinguished service while Master of American merchant steamer City of Flint during 1939.... |
DD-706 | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company The Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company was a United States shipyard, active from 1917 to 1949. During World War II, it built ships as part of the U.S. Government's Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Operated by a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation, the shipyard was located at... |
1944-1971 | Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping | http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/g1/gainard.htm |
| Soley USS Soley (DD-707) USS Soley , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for James R. Soley, who became Assistant Secretary of the Navy in 1899. Soley was responsible for the collection and publication of Union and Confederate Naval records... |
DD-707 | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company The Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company was a United States shipyard, active from 1917 to 1949. During World War II, it built ships as part of the U.S. Government's Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Operated by a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation, the shipyard was located at... |
1944-1970 | Disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise | http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s14/soley.htm |
| Harlan R. Dickson USS Harlan R. Dickson (DD-708) USS Harlan R. Dickson , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for Lieutenant Commander Harlan Rockey Dickson.The Harlan R. Dickson was launched 17 December 1944 by the Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N. J.; sponsored by Mrs. Mildred Mae Studler, mother; and commissioned at New... |
DD-708 | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company The Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company was a United States shipyard, active from 1917 to 1949. During World War II, it built ships as part of the U.S. Government's Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Operated by a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation, the shipyard was located at... |
1944-c.1972 | Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping, 04/01/1973 | http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DD708.htm http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/h2/harlan_r_dickson.htm |
| Hugh Purvis USS Hugh Purvis (DD-709) USS Hugh Purvis , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is currently the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Hugh Purvis, a marine who served from 1869 to 1884 and was awarded the Medal of Honor. The ship was launched by Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey, 17... |
DD-709 | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company The Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company was a United States shipyard, active from 1917 to 1949. During World War II, it built ships as part of the U.S. Government's Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Operated by a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation, the shipyard was located at... |
1945-1972 | Sold to Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe... July 1, 1972 as Zafer (F 253) |
http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DD709.htm http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/h9/hugh_purvis.htm |
| Barton USS Barton (DD-722) USS Barton , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral John Kennedy Barton.-Construction:... |
DD-722 | Bath Iron Works Bath Iron Works Bath Iron Works is a major American shipyard located on the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine, United States. Since its founding in 1884 , BIW has built private, commercial and military vessels, most of which have been ordered by the United States Navy... |
1943-1968 | Disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise. | http://history.navy.mil/danfs/b3/barton-ii.htm |
| Walke USS Walke (DD-723) USS Walke , an , was the 3rd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Henry A. Walke, a Rear Admiral during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War. The third Walke was laid down on 7 June 1943 at Bath, Maine, by the Bath Iron Works; launched on 27 October 1943; sponsored by Mrs... |
DD-723 | Bath Iron Works Bath Iron Works Bath Iron Works is a major American shipyard located on the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine, United States. Since its founding in 1884 , BIW has built private, commercial and military vessels, most of which have been ordered by the United States Navy... |
1944-1970 | Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping, 03/01/1975 | http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DD723.htm http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/w2/walke-iii.htm |
| Laffey USS Laffey (DD-724) USS Laffey , an , was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Bartlett Laffey. Seaman Laffey was awarded the Medal of Honor for his stand against Confederate forces on 5 March 1864... |
DD-724 | Bath Iron Works Bath Iron Works Bath Iron Works is a major American shipyard located on the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine, United States. Since its founding in 1884 , BIW has built private, commercial and military vessels, most of which have been ordered by the United States Navy... |
1944-1975 | Preserved as memorial and berthed at Patriot's Point, Charleston, South Carolina | http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DD724.htm http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/l1/laffey-ii.htm |
| O'Brien USS O'Brien (DD-725) USS O'Brien , an , was the 4th ship of the United States Navy to be named after Captain Jeremiah O'Brien and his five brothers, Gideon, John, William, Dennis and Joseph, who captured HMS Margaretta on 12 June 1775 during the American revolution.The fourth O'Brien was laid down by Bath Iron Works,... |
DD-725 | Bath Iron Works Bath Iron Works Bath Iron Works is a major American shipyard located on the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine, United States. Since its founding in 1884 , BIW has built private, commercial and military vessels, most of which have been ordered by the United States Navy... |
1944-1972 | Disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise, 12/01/1972 | http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DD725.htm http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/o1/obrien-iv.htm |
| Meredith USS Meredith (DD-726) USS Meredith , an , was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Jonathan Meredith, a Marine sergeant who saved the life of Lieutenant John Trippe of Vixen, during the Barbary Wars.... |
DD-726 | Bath Iron Works Bath Iron Works Bath Iron Works is a major American shipyard located on the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine, United States. Since its founding in 1884 , BIW has built private, commercial and military vessels, most of which have been ordered by the United States Navy... |
1944 | Sunk June 9, 1944, Wreck sold and scrapped August 5, 1960 | http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/m9/meredith-iii.htm |
| De Haven USS De Haven (DD-727) USS De Haven , an , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Edwin J. De Haven. De Haven served aboard the , flagship of the Wilkes Expedition, officially known as the United States Exploring Expedition, from 1839 to 1842. De Haven also served in the Mexican-American... |
DD-727 | Bath Iron Works Bath Iron Works Bath Iron Works is a major American shipyard located on the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine, United States. Since its founding in 1884 , BIW has built private, commercial and military vessels, most of which have been ordered by the United States Navy... |
1944-1973 | Sold to Republic of Korea Navy Republic of Korea Navy The Republic of Korea Navy or the ROK Navy is the branch of the South Korean armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations and amphibious landing operations. The ROK Navy includes the Republic of Korea Marine Corps, which is a quasi-autonomous organization... , 5 December 1973 as Incheon |
http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DD727.htm http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/d2/de_haven-ii.htm |
| Mansfield USS Mansfield (DD-728) USS Mansfield , an , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Sergeant Duncan Mansfield, a Marine who, in 1804, during the First Barbary War sailed with Lieutenant Stephen Decatur aboard the on a covert mission to destroy the recently captured .The name Mansfield was canceled for... |
DD-728 | Bath Iron Works Bath Iron Works Bath Iron Works is a major American shipyard located on the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine, United States. Since its founding in 1884 , BIW has built private, commercial and military vessels, most of which have been ordered by the United States Navy... |
1944-1973 | Sold to Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires... June 4, 1974 for spare parts |
http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DD728.htm http://history.navy.mil/danfs/m3/mansfield.htm |
| Lyman K. Swenson USS Lyman K. Swenson (DD-729) USS Lyman K. Swenson , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was laid down 11 September 1943 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; launched 12 February 1944; sponsored by Miss Cecelia A. Swenson, daughter of Captain Swenson; and commissioned at Boston Navy Yard 2 May 1944, Commander Francis T. Williamson... |
DD-729 | Bath Iron Works Bath Iron Works Bath Iron Works is a major American shipyard located on the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine, United States. Since its founding in 1884 , BIW has built private, commercial and military vessels, most of which have been ordered by the United States Navy... |
1944-1971 | Sold to Republic of China Navy Republic of China Navy The Republic of China Navy is the maritime branch of the Armed forces of the Republic of China . The ROC Navy's primary mission is to defend ROC territories and the sea lanes that surround Taiwan against a blockade, attack, or possible invasion by forces of the People's Republic of China... May 6, 1974 for spare parts |
http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DD729.htm http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/l33/lyman_k_swenson.htm |
| Collett USS Collett (DD-730) USS Collett was a World War II-era Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer in the service of the U.S. Navy, named after Lieutenant Commander John A. Collett , a Naval Aviator and commanding officer of Torpedo Squadron TEN, who was killed during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands in October 1942... |
DD-730 | Bath Iron Works Bath Iron Works Bath Iron Works is a major American shipyard located on the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine, United States. Since its founding in 1884 , BIW has built private, commercial and military vessels, most of which have been ordered by the United States Navy... |
1944-1970 | Sold to Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires... in 1974 as Piedra Buena (D-29) |
http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DD730.htm http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/c11/collett.htm |
| Maddox USS Maddox (DD-731) USS Maddox , an was named for Captain William A. T. Maddox, USMC. She was laid down by the Bath Iron Works Corporation at Bath in Maine on 28 October 1943, launched on 19 March 1944 by Mrs. Harry H... |
DD-731 | Bath Iron Works Bath Iron Works Bath Iron Works is a major American shipyard located on the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine, United States. Since its founding in 1884 , BIW has built private, commercial and military vessels, most of which have been ordered by the United States Navy... |
1944-1969 | Sold to Republic of China Navy Republic of China Navy The Republic of China Navy is the maritime branch of the Armed forces of the Republic of China . The ROC Navy's primary mission is to defend ROC territories and the sea lanes that surround Taiwan against a blockade, attack, or possible invasion by forces of the People's Republic of China... as Po Yang |
http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DD731.htm http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/m1/maddox-iii.htm |
| Hyman USS Hyman (DD-732) USS Hyman , an , is a ship of the United States Navy named for Lieutenant Commander Willford Milton Hyman, who commanded the during the Battle of the Coral Sea. During the battle, the Sims was lost and Hyman went down with his ship. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross... |
DD-732 | Bath Iron Works Bath Iron Works Bath Iron Works is a major American shipyard located on the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine, United States. Since its founding in 1884 , BIW has built private, commercial and military vessels, most of which have been ordered by the United States Navy... |
1944-c.1969 | Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping | http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/h10/hyman.htm |
| Mannert L. Abele USS Mannert L. Abele (DD-733) USS Mannert L. Abele , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Mannert Lincoln Abele, a World War II submarine commander who posthumously received the Navy Cross for his heroism in the Pacific Theater. The destroyer was the first US warship... |
DD-733 | Bath Iron Works Bath Iron Works Bath Iron Works is a major American shipyard located on the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine, United States. Since its founding in 1884 , BIW has built private, commercial and military vessels, most of which have been ordered by the United States Navy... |
1944-1945 | Sunk by an Ohka Ohka The Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka was a purpose-built, rocket powered human-guided anti-shipping kamikaze attack plane employed by Japan towards the end of World War II... bomb during the battle for Okinawa April 12, 1945 |
http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/m3/mannert_l_abele.htm |
| Purdy USS Purdy (DD-734) USS Purdy , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander Frederick Warren Purdy, who was awarded the Silver Star for his rescue efforts while the Strong was sinking on 5 July 1942.Purdy was laid down by the Bath Iron Works,... |
DD-734 | Bath Iron Works Bath Iron Works Bath Iron Works is a major American shipyard located on the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine, United States. Since its founding in 1884 , BIW has built private, commercial and military vessels, most of which have been ordered by the United States Navy... |
1944-c.1973 | Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping, 06/01/1974 | http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/p13/purdy.htm |
| Drexler USS Drexler (DD-741) USS Drexler , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for Ensign Henry Clay Drexler, a Medal of Honor recipient.The Drexler was launched on 3 September 1944 by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine; sponsored by Mrs. L. A. Drexler, mother of Ensign Drexler; and commissioned on... |
DD-741 | Bath Iron Works Bath Iron Works Bath Iron Works is a major American shipyard located on the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine, United States. Since its founding in 1884 , BIW has built private, commercial and military vessels, most of which have been ordered by the United States Navy... |
1944-1945 | Sunk by kamikaze Kamikaze The were suicide attacks by military aviators from the Empire of Japan against Allied naval vessels in the closing stages of the Pacific campaign of World War II, designed to destroy as many warships as possible.... May 28, 1945 |
http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/d6/drexler.htm |
| Blue USS Blue (DD-744) USS Blue , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the second United States Navy ship of that name, for Lieutenant Commander John S. Blue .... |
DD-744 | Bethlehem Steel Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Bethlehem Steel Corporation Shipbuilding Division was created in 1905 when Bethlehem Steel Corporation acquired the San Francisco shipyard Union Iron Works in 1905... , Staten Island |
1944-1971 | Disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise, 04/28/1977 | http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DD744.htm http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b7/blue-ii.htm |
| Brush USS Brush (DD-745) USS Brush , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Charles Brush.Brush was launched 28 December 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Staten Island, New York; sponsored by Miss Virginia Perkins, great-granddaughter of Charles Brush; and commissioned... |
DD-745 | Bethlehem Steel Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Bethlehem Steel Corporation Shipbuilding Division was created in 1905 when Bethlehem Steel Corporation acquired the San Francisco shipyard Union Iron Works in 1905... , Staten Island |
1944-1969 | Sold to Republic of China Navy Republic of China Navy The Republic of China Navy is the maritime branch of the Armed forces of the Republic of China . The ROC Navy's primary mission is to defend ROC territories and the sea lanes that surround Taiwan against a blockade, attack, or possible invasion by forces of the People's Republic of China... December 9, 1969 as Hsiang Yang |
http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b10/brush-i.htm |
| Taussig USS Taussig (DD-746) USS Taussig , an , was named for Edward D. Taussig, a Rear Admiral of the United States Navy whose career spanned over 50 years. The ship was laid down on 30 August 1943 at Staten Island, New York, by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.; launched on 25 January 1944; sponsored by Miss... |
DD-746 | Bethlehem Steel Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Bethlehem Steel Corporation Shipbuilding Division was created in 1905 when Bethlehem Steel Corporation acquired the San Francisco shipyard Union Iron Works in 1905... , Staten Island |
1944-1970 | Sold to Republic of China Navy Republic of China Navy The Republic of China Navy is the maritime branch of the Armed forces of the Republic of China . The ROC Navy's primary mission is to defend ROC territories and the sea lanes that surround Taiwan against a blockade, attack, or possible invasion by forces of the People's Republic of China... as Lo Yang (DD-14). Now a museum in Taiwan. |
http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DD746.htm http://history.navy.mil/danfs/t3/taussig.htm |
| Samuel N. Moore USS Samuel N. Moore (DD-747) USS Samuel N. Moore , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Samuel N. Moore. He took command of Quincy on 20 May 1942 and died on the night of 9 August 1942 when that cruiser was sunk while fighting in the Battle of Savo Island.Samuel N... |
DD-747 | Bethlehem Steel Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Bethlehem Steel Corporation Shipbuilding Division was created in 1905 when Bethlehem Steel Corporation acquired the San Francisco shipyard Union Iron Works in 1905... , Staten Island |
1944-1969 | Sold to Republic of China Navy Republic of China Navy The Republic of China Navy is the maritime branch of the Armed forces of the Republic of China . The ROC Navy's primary mission is to defend ROC territories and the sea lanes that surround Taiwan against a blockade, attack, or possible invasion by forces of the People's Republic of China... December 10, 1969 as Heng Yang (DD-2) |
http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s4/samuel_n_moore.htm |
| Harry E. Hubbard USS Harry E. Hubbard (DD-748) USS Harry E. Hubbard , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commander Harry Hubbard , who was the captain of the Meredith when it was sunk during the Guadalcanal campaign.Harry E... |
DD-748 | Bethlehem Steel Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Bethlehem Steel Corporation Shipbuilding Division was created in 1905 when Bethlehem Steel Corporation acquired the San Francisco shipyard Union Iron Works in 1905... , Staten Island |
1944-1969 | Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping | http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/h3/harry_e_hubbard.htm |
| Alfred A. Cunningham USS Alfred A. Cunningham (DD-752) USS Alfred A. Cunningham , an , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Alfred Austell Cunningham, a USMC officer and aviator.... |
DD-752 | Bethlehem Steel Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Bethlehem Steel Corporation Shipbuilding Division was created in 1905 when Bethlehem Steel Corporation acquired the San Francisco shipyard Union Iron Works in 1905... , Staten Island |
1944-1971 | Disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise, 10/01/1979 | http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DD752.htm http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/a6/alfred_a_cunningham.htm |
| John R. Pierce USS John R. Pierce (DD-753) USS John R. Pierce , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander John Reeves Pierce, who commanded , a transport submarine, which was lost during battle in January 1943. Lieutenant Commander Pierce was posthumously awarded the... |
DD-753 | Bethlehem Steel Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Bethlehem Steel Corporation Shipbuilding Division was created in 1905 when Bethlehem Steel Corporation acquired the San Francisco shipyard Union Iron Works in 1905... , Staten Island |
1944-1971 | Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping, 10/01/1974 | http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DD753.htm http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/j3/john_r_pierce.htm |
| Frank E. Evans USS Frank E. Evans (DD-754) USS Frank E. Evans , an Allen M. Sumner class destroyer, was named in honor of General Frank Evans, a leader of the American Expeditionary Force in France during World War I... |
DD-754 | Bethlehem Steel Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Bethlehem Steel Corporation Shipbuilding Division was created in 1905 when Bethlehem Steel Corporation acquired the San Francisco shipyard Union Iron Works in 1905... , Staten Island |
1945-1969 | Disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise, 10/10/1969 | http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DD754.htm http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/f4/frank_e_evans.htm |
| John A. Bole USS John A. Bole (DD-755) USS John A. Bole , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander John Archibald Bole, Jr., who was the commanding officer of which is thought to be lost on 16 February 1943.John A. Bole was renamed on 15 June 1944 prior to... |
DD-755 | Bethlehem Steel Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Bethlehem Steel Corporation Shipbuilding Division was created in 1905 when Bethlehem Steel Corporation acquired the San Francisco shipyard Union Iron Works in 1905... , Staten Island |
1945-1970 | Sold to Republic of China Navy Republic of China Navy The Republic of China Navy is the maritime branch of the Armed forces of the Republic of China . The ROC Navy's primary mission is to defend ROC territories and the sea lanes that surround Taiwan against a blockade, attack, or possible invasion by forces of the People's Republic of China... May 6, 1974 for spare parts |
http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DD755.htm http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/j3/john_a_bole-i.htm |
| Beatty USS Beatty (DD-756) USS Beatty , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Admiral Frank Beatty.... |
DD-756 | Bethlehem Steel Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Bethlehem Steel Corporation Shipbuilding Division was created in 1905 when Bethlehem Steel Corporation acquired the San Francisco shipyard Union Iron Works in 1905... , Staten Island |
1945-1972 | Sold to Venezuela 14 July 1972 as Carabobo | http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b4/beatty-ii.htm |
| Putnam USS Putnam (DD-757) USS Putnam , an , was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Charles Putnam. She was built and saw action in the Pacific during World War II. She was laid down 11 July 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Shipbuilding Division, San Francisco, California; launched 26 March 1944; sponsored by... |
DD-757 | Bethlehem Steel Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Bethlehem Steel Corporation Shipbuilding Division was created in 1905 when Bethlehem Steel Corporation acquired the San Francisco shipyard Union Iron Works in 1905... , San Francisco Union Iron Works Union Iron Works, located in San Francisco, California, on the southeast waterfront, was a central business within the large industrial zone of Potrero Point, for four decades at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries.-History:... |
1944-1973 | Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping, 06/01/1974 | http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DD757.htm http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/p13/putnam-ii.htm |
| Strong USS Strong (DD-758) USS Strong , an , was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for James H. Strong, a naval commander for Union forces during the American Civil War... |
DD-758 | Bethlehem Steel Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Bethlehem Steel Corporation Shipbuilding Division was created in 1905 when Bethlehem Steel Corporation acquired the San Francisco shipyard Union Iron Works in 1905... , San Francisco Union Iron Works Union Iron Works, located in San Francisco, California, on the southeast waterfront, was a central business within the large industrial zone of Potrero Point, for four decades at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries.-History:... |
1944-1973 | Sold to Brazil, October 31, 1973, as Rio Grande do Norte (D-37) | http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DD758.htm http://history.navy.mil/danfs/s19/strong-ii.htm |
| Lofberg USS Lofberg (DD-759) USS Lofberg , an , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Gus Brynolf Lofberg, Jr., who was the commander of the , which was lost in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.-History:... |
DD-759 | Bethlehem Steel Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Bethlehem Steel Corporation Shipbuilding Division was created in 1905 when Bethlehem Steel Corporation acquired the San Francisco shipyard Union Iron Works in 1905... , San Francisco Union Iron Works Union Iron Works, located in San Francisco, California, on the southeast waterfront, was a central business within the large industrial zone of Potrero Point, for four decades at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries.-History:... |
1945-1971 | Sold to Republic of China Navy Republic of China Navy The Republic of China Navy is the maritime branch of the Armed forces of the Republic of China . The ROC Navy's primary mission is to defend ROC territories and the sea lanes that surround Taiwan against a blockade, attack, or possible invasion by forces of the People's Republic of China... May 6, 1974 for spare parts |
http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DD759.htm http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/l7/lofberg.htm |
| John W. Thomason USS John W. Thomason (DD-760) USS John W. Thomason , an , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for John William Thomason, Jr., a USMC officer who was awarded the Navy Cross for bravery during World War I.... |
DD-760 | Bethlehem Steel Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Bethlehem Steel Corporation Shipbuilding Division was created in 1905 when Bethlehem Steel Corporation acquired the San Francisco shipyard Union Iron Works in 1905... , San Francisco Union Iron Works Union Iron Works, located in San Francisco, California, on the southeast waterfront, was a central business within the large industrial zone of Potrero Point, for four decades at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries.-History:... |
1945-1970 | Sold to Republic of China Navy Republic of China Navy The Republic of China Navy is the maritime branch of the Armed forces of the Republic of China . The ROC Navy's primary mission is to defend ROC territories and the sea lanes that surround Taiwan against a blockade, attack, or possible invasion by forces of the People's Republic of China... May 6, 1974 as Nan Yang |
http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DD760.htm http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/j4/john_w_thomason.htm |
| Buck USS Buck (DD-761) The third USS Buck , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for James Buck, a Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient.... |
DD-761 | Bethlehem Steel Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Bethlehem Steel Corporation Shipbuilding Division was created in 1905 when Bethlehem Steel Corporation acquired the San Francisco shipyard Union Iron Works in 1905... , San Francisco Union Iron Works Union Iron Works, located in San Francisco, California, on the southeast waterfront, was a central business within the large industrial zone of Potrero Point, for four decades at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries.-History:... |
1945-1973 | Sold to Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people... July 16, 1973 as Alagoas |
http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DD761.htm http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b10/buck-iii.htm |
| Henley USS Henley (DD-762) USS Henley , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the 4th ship of the United States Navy to be named Henley, was named after Captain Robert Henley ; an officer in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War with France, the War of 1812 and the Second Barbary War.In addition to the 3 destroyers... |
DD-762 | Bethlehem Steel Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Bethlehem Steel Corporation Shipbuilding Division was created in 1905 when Bethlehem Steel Corporation acquired the San Francisco shipyard Union Iron Works in 1905... , San Francisco Union Iron Works Union Iron Works, located in San Francisco, California, on the southeast waterfront, was a central business within the large industrial zone of Potrero Point, for four decades at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries.-History:... |
1945-c.1973 | Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping, 06/01/1974 | http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DD762.htm http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/h4/henley-iii.htm |
| Lowry USS Lowry (DD-770) USS Lowry , an , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Reigart Bolivar Lowry, who served in the Mexican-American War and was a member of Commodore Matthew C. Perry's expedition to Japan in 1855... |
DD-770 | Bethlehem Steel Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Bethlehem Steel Corporation Shipbuilding Division was created in 1905 when Bethlehem Steel Corporation acquired the San Francisco shipyard Union Iron Works in 1905... , San Pedro |
1944-c.1973 | Sold to Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people... October 31, 1973 as Espirito Santo |
http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DD770.htm http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/l8/lowry.htm |
| Hugh W. Hadley USS Hugh W. Hadley (DD-774) USS Hugh W. Hadley was an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer which served in the United States Navy during World War II. It is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Hugh William Hadley, who lost his life during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.Hugh W... |
DD-774 | Bethlehem Steel Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Bethlehem Steel Corporation Shipbuilding Division was created in 1905 when Bethlehem Steel Corporation acquired the San Francisco shipyard Union Iron Works in 1905... , San Pedro |
1944-1945 | Sold September 2, 1947 for scrap | http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/h9/hugh_w_hadley.htm |
| Willard Keith USS Willard Keith (DD-775) USS Willard Keith , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is currently the only completed ship of the United States Navy ever named for Willard Keith, a United States Marine Corps captain who died in combat during the campaign for Guadalcanal. He was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions... |
DD-775 | Bethlehem Steel Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Bethlehem Steel Corporation Shipbuilding Division was created in 1905 when Bethlehem Steel Corporation acquired the San Francisco shipyard Union Iron Works in 1905... , San Pedro |
1944-1972 | Sold to Colombia Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the... as Caldas (DD-02) |
http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/w8/willard_keith.htm |
| James C. Owens USS James C. Owens (DD-776) USS James C. Owens , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant James C. Owens, Jr., a member of Torpedo Squadron 8 on board Hornet . His entire squadron was lost in an attack against Japanese carriers 4 June during the Battle of... |
DD-776 | Bethlehem Steel Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Bethlehem Steel Corporation Shipbuilding Division was created in 1905 when Bethlehem Steel Corporation acquired the San Francisco shipyard Union Iron Works in 1905... , San Pedro |
1945-1973 | Sold to Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people... July 15, 1973 as Sergipe |
http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DD776.htm http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/j1/james_c_owens.htm |
| Zellars USS Zellars (DD-777) USS Zellars , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for Thomas Edward Zellars, a lieutenant in the United States Navy who served on the Mississippi . On 12 June 1924, Thomas Zellars and 47 other crew members died in a firing accident... |
DD-777 | Todd Pacific Shipyards Todd Pacific Shipyards Vigor Shipyards was founded in 1916 as the William H. Todd Corporation through the merger of Robins Dry Dock & Repair Company of Erie Basin, Brooklyn, New York, the Tietjen & Long Dry Dock Company of Hoboken, New Jersey, and the Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company... , Seattle |
1944-1971 | Sold to Iran Iran Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia... October 12, 1973 as Babr |
http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/z1/zellars.htm |
| Massey USS Massey (DD-778) USS Massey , an , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander Lance Edward Massey, who was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for "extraordinary achievement in aerial combat as leader of a group of nine torpedo planes in action against enemy Japanese surface... |
DD-778 | Todd Pacific Shipyards Todd Pacific Shipyards Vigor Shipyards was founded in 1916 as the William H. Todd Corporation through the merger of Robins Dry Dock & Repair Company of Erie Basin, Brooklyn, New York, the Tietjen & Long Dry Dock Company of Hoboken, New Jersey, and the Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company... , Seattle |
1944-c.1969 | Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping, 10/01/1974 | http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DD778.htm http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/m6/massey.htm |
| Douglas H. Fox USS Douglas H. Fox (DD-779) USS Douglas H. Fox an , was named in honor of Lieutenant Commander Douglas H. Fox, the commanding officer of the , who went down with his ship when she was torpedoed and sunk in the naval battle of Guadalcanal 13 November 1942... |
DD-779 | Todd Pacific Shipyards Todd Pacific Shipyards Vigor Shipyards was founded in 1916 as the William H. Todd Corporation through the merger of Robins Dry Dock & Repair Company of Erie Basin, Brooklyn, New York, the Tietjen & Long Dry Dock Company of Hoboken, New Jersey, and the Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company... , Seattle |
1944-1973 | Sold to Chile Chile Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far... January 8, 1974 Ministro Portales (DD-17) |
http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DD779.htm http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/d5/douglas_h_fox.htm |
| Stormes USS Stormes (DD-780) USS Stormes , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commander Max Clifford Stormes, who was killed in action during the night of 14 and 15 November 1942, when Preston was sunk in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. Comdr... |
DD-780 | Todd Pacific Shipyards Todd Pacific Shipyards Vigor Shipyards was founded in 1916 as the William H. Todd Corporation through the merger of Robins Dry Dock & Repair Company of Erie Basin, Brooklyn, New York, the Tietjen & Long Dry Dock Company of Hoboken, New Jersey, and the Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company... , Seattle |
1945-1970 | Sold to Iran Iran Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia... February 16, 1972 Palang (DDG-9) |
http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s19/stormes.htm |
| Robert K. Huntington USS Robert K. Huntington (DD-781) USS Robert K. Huntington , an , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Robert Kingsbury Huntington, a naval aviator and member of Torpedo Squadron 8. The entire squadron was lost during the Battle of Midway.Robert K... |
DD-781 | Todd Pacific Shipyards Todd Pacific Shipyards Vigor Shipyards was founded in 1916 as the William H. Todd Corporation through the merger of Robins Dry Dock & Repair Company of Erie Basin, Brooklyn, New York, the Tietjen & Long Dry Dock Company of Hoboken, New Jersey, and the Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company... , Seattle |
1945-1970 | Sold to Venezuela Venezuela Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south... as Falcon |
http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DD781.htm http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/r7/robert_k_huntington.htm |
| Bristol USS Bristol (DD-857) USS Bristol , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Mark Lambert Bristol, who served as Commander-in-Chief North Atlantic Fleet from 1901 to 1903.... |
DD-857 | Bethlehem Steel Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Bethlehem Steel Corporation Shipbuilding Division was created in 1905 when Bethlehem Steel Corporation acquired the San Francisco shipyard Union Iron Works in 1905... , San Pedro |
1945-1969 | Sold to Republic of China Navy Republic of China Navy The Republic of China Navy is the maritime branch of the Armed forces of the Republic of China . The ROC Navy's primary mission is to defend ROC territories and the sea lanes that surround Taiwan against a blockade, attack, or possible invasion by forces of the People's Republic of China... December 9, 1969 Hua Yang |
http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b9/bristol-ii.htm |
External links
- Allen M. Sumner-class destroyers at Destroyer History Foundation
- GlobalSecurity.org
- http://www.gyrodynehelicopters.com/sumner_class.htm
- "Super Destroyer Packs Punch of Prewar Cruiser." Popular Mechanics, February 1945, p. 32.