USS Mannert L. Abele
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Mannert L. Abele |
| Namesake | Mannert Lincoln Abele |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down | 9 December 1943 |
| Launched | 23 April 1944 |
| Commissioned | 4 July 1944 |
| Fate | Sunk by the Ohka suicide flying bomb during the battle for Okinawa 12 April 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 2,200 tons |
| Length | 376 ft 6 in (114.76 m) |
| Beam | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Draft | 15 ft 8 in (4.78 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) |
| Range | 6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 336 |
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USS Mannert L. Abele (DD-733), was an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer of the United States Navy. The destroyer was sunk on 12 April 1945, near Okinawa with 84 casualties. It was the first US warship to be damaged or sunk by the rocket powered Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka suicide flying bomb.