USS Allen M. Sumner

USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692) in April 1959
History
United States
NameAllen M. Sumner
NamesakeAllen Melancthon Sumner
Ordered7 August 1942
BuilderFederal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Laid down7 July 1943
Launched15 December 1943
Commissioned26 January 1944
Decommissioned15 August 1973
Stricken15 August 1973
MottoSui Generis
FateSold for scrap on 16 October 1974
General characteristics
Class & typeAllen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Displacement
  • Design; 2,890 tons
  • Standard; 2,200
  • Full load; 3,315 tons
Length376 ft 6 in (114.76 m)
Beam40 ft (12 m)
Draft15 ft 8 in (4.78 m)
Propulsion
  • 60,000 shp (45,000 kW);
  • 2 propellers
Speed34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range6,500 nautical miles (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement336 officers and enlisted
Armament
Aircraft carriedGyrodyne QH-50 DASH (years 1960)

USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692), was the lead ship of her class of destroyers. The ship was named for Allen Melancthon Sumner, a United States Marine Corps captain, who was killed in action during World War I.

Allen M. Sumner was laid down on 7 July 1943 at Kearny, New Jersey, by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company; launched on 15 December 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Allen M. Sumner, Captain Sumner's widow; and commissioned at the New York Navy Yard on 26 January 1944.

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