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USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692)


Destroyer Warship [ 1944 ]



USS Allen M. Sumner headlined the 58-strong Sumner-class of World War 2 fame - the type proving instrumental to U.S. Navy actions in the conflict.



Authored By: Staff Writer | Last Edited: 10/31/2020 | Content ©www.MilitaryFactory.com

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Specifications



Service Year
1944

Origin
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United States

Status
DECOMMISSIONED
Destroyed, Scrapped.
Complement
336
PERSONNEL


Class
Allen M. Sumner-class
Number-in-Class
58
VESSELS
Ships-in-Class


USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692); USS Moale (DD-693); USS Ingraham (DD-694); USS Cooper (DD-695); USS English (DD-696); USS Charles S. Sperry (DD-697); USS Ault (DD-698); USS Waldron (DD-699); USS Haynsworth (DD-700); USS John W, Weeks (DD-701); USS Hank (DD-702); USS Wallace L. Lind (DD-703); USS Borie (DD-704); USS Comton (DD-705); USS Gainard (DD-706); USS Soley (DD-707); USS Harian R. Dickson (DD-708); USS Hugh Purvis (DD-709); USS Barton (DD-722); USS Walke (DD-723); USS Laffey (DD-724); USS O'Brien (DD-725); USS Meredith (DD-726); USS DeHaven (DD-727); USS Mansfield (DD-728); USS Lyman K. Swenson (DD-729) USS Collett (DD-730); USS Maddox (DD-731); USS Hyman (DD-732); USS Mannert L. Abele ( DD-733); USS Purdy (DD-734); USS Drexler (DD-741); USS Blue (DD-744); USS Brush (DD-745); USS Taussig (DD-746); USS Samuel N. Moore (DD-747); USS Harry E. Hubbard (DD-748); USS Alfred A. Cunningham (DD-752); USS John R. Pierce (DD-753); USS Frank E. Evans (DD-754); USS John A. Bole (DD-755); USS Beatty (DD-756); USS Putnam (DD-757); USS Strong (DD-758); USS Lofberg (DD-759);USS John W. Thomason (DD-760); USS Buck (DD-761); USS Henley (DD-762); USS Lowry (DD-770); USS Hugh W. Hadley ( DD-774); USS Willard Keith ( DD-775); USS James C. Owens (DD-776); USS Zellars (DD-777); USS Massey (DD-778); USS Douglas H. Fox (DD-799); USS Stormes (DD-780); USS Robert K. Huntington (DD-781);USS Bristol (DD-857)


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(OPERATORS list includes past, present, and future operators when applicable)
✓ Offshore Bombardment
Offshore bombardment / attack of surface targets / areas primarily through onboard ballistic weaponry.
✓ Land-Attack
Offshore strike of surface targets primarily through onboard missile / rocket weaponry.
✓ Maritime Patrol
Active patroling of vital waterways and maritime areas; can also serve as local deterrence against airborne and seaborne threats.
✓ Airspace Denial / Deterrence
Neutralization or deterrence of airborne elements through onboard ballistic of missile weaponry.
✓ Fleet Support
Serving in support (either firepower or material) of the main surface fleet in Blue Water environments.


Length
376.5 ft
114.76 m
Beam
40.0 ft
12.19 m
Draught
15.7 ft
4.79 m
Displacement
2,200
tons


Installed Power: 4 x Babcok & Wilcox boiler units feeding 2 x General Electric geared steam turbines developing 60,000 horsepower driving 2 x Shafts astern.
Surface Speed
34.0 kts
(39.1 mph)
Range
6,517 nm
(7,500 mi | 12,070 km)


kts = knots | mph = miles-per-hour | nm = nautical miles | mi = miles | km = kilometers

1 kts = 1.15 mph | 1 nm = 1.15 mi | 1 nm = 1.85 km
6 x 5" (130mm) /38 caliber main guns.
12 x 40mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft (AA) guns.
11 x 20mm Oerlikon AA guns.
10 x 21" (533mm) torpedo tubes.
6 x Depth charge projectors.
2 x Depth charge racks.


Supported Types


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Graphical image of an aircraft automatic cannon
Graphical image of an aircraft aerial torpedo
Graphical image of a naval depth charge


(Not all weapon types may be represented in the showcase above)
None.


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