USS Sumner
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Sumner has been the name of four ships in the United States Navy
. The destroyers, DD-333 and DD-692, were named after World War I
Marine Corps Captain Allen Melancthon Sumner
. The survey ships, AGS-5 and T-AGS-61, were named after the 19th century Navy captain Thomas Hubbard Sumner
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United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
. The destroyers, DD-333 and DD-692, were named after World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
Marine Corps Captain Allen Melancthon Sumner
Allen Melancthon Sumner
Allen M. Sumner was an officer in the United States Marine Corps.-Biography:Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he initially went to Harvard before securing a place in the Naval Academy. On March 17, 1907, Sumner was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps...
. The survey ships, AGS-5 and T-AGS-61, were named after the 19th century Navy captain Thomas Hubbard Sumner
Thomas Hubbard Sumner
Thomas Hubbard Sumner was a sea captain during the 19th century. He is best known for developing the celestial navigation method known as the Sumner Line or line of position.-Biography:...
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- The first was a commissioned in 1921 and decommissioned in 1930.
- The second USS Sumner (AG-32/AGS-5)USS Sumner (AGS-5)USS Sumner was a survey ship in the United States Navy. She was named in honor of Thomas Sumner. She was originally commissioned as a submarine tender as USS Bushnell , in honor of David Bushnell, the inventor of the first American submarine.- USS Bushnell :Bushnell was launched 9 February 1915 by...
was originally the submarine tenderSubmarine tenderA submarine tender is a type of ship that supplies and supports submarines.Submarines are small compared to most oceangoing vessels, and generally do not have the ability to carry large amounts of food, fuel, torpedoes, and other supplies, nor to carry a full array of maintenance equipment and...
Bushnell; commissioned in 1915, converted to a survey ship in World War IIWorld War IIWorld 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...
, and a participant in the nuclear tests at Bikini AtollBikini AtollBikini Atoll is an atoll, listed as a World Heritage Site, in the Micronesian Islands of the Pacific Ocean, part of Republic of the Marshall Islands....
; decommissioned in 1946. - The third , the lead shipLead shipThe lead ship or class leader is the first of a series or class of ships all constructed according to the same general design. The term is applicable military ships and larger civilian craft.-Overview:...
of her class, was an commissioned in 1944 and decommissioned in 1973. - The fourth is a that became operational in 1997.