USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692)

Allen M. Sumner
The USS Allen M. Sumner in 1959
Overview
Type	Destroyer , lead ship of the Allen M. Sumner class
Shipyard	Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in Kearny, New Jersey
Keel laying	July 7, 1943
Launch	December 15, 1943
period of service	29 years
Commissioning	January 26, 1944
Decommissioning	15th August 1973
Whereabouts	On October 16, 1974 for approximately USD 160,000 as scrap to Union Minerals & Alloy Corp. sold
Technical specifications
displacement	2,200–2,220  ts
length	115 m (at the waterline )
width	12.5 m
Draft	4.8 m (standard)
crew	336
drive	2 steam turbines from General Electric or Westinghouse 4 boilers from Babcock & Wilcox 2 shafts with propeller, 60,000 HP 1 rudder
speed	34  kn
Range	11,000 km at 15 kn (503 tons of fuel)
Armament	Second world war 6 × 130 mm cannon 12 × 40 mm flak 11 × 20 mm anti-aircraft gun 10 × 533 mm torpedo tubes 6 × depth charges -Werfer Typical equipment in the 1950s 6 × 130 mm cannon 6 × 76 mm cannon 6 × depth charges -Werfer 2 × Hedgehog for anti-submarine defense Typical equipment according to FRAM II 6 × 130 mm cannon 2 × 533 mm torpedo tubes 2 × Mk-32 torpedo tubes VDS sonar 1 × DASH drone for submarine hunting
Costs:	$ 8,000,000

The USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692) was the lead ship of her class of destroyers . It was named after Allen Melancthon Sumner , a captain in the United States Marine Corps . On January 26, 1944, the ship was put into service in the New York Navy Yard , her first in command was Norman J. Sampson.

history

The Allen M. Sumner went to its entry into first on a series of training missions near Bermuda , until 12 August 1944 went to extend over the Panama Canal toward Pearl Harbor . On October 23, she joined the Fast Carrier Task Force , the main US force in the Pacific, where she stayed during World War II. Among other things, she took part in the Battle of Luzon .

In the period before the Korean War , Allen M. Sumner was involved in several missions, including Operation Crossroads , the major nuclear test on Bikini Atoll .

During the Korean War, Allen M. Sumner was part of numerous missions in Korea. Later, in July 1956, the destroyer helped evacuate American civilians from Egypt because of the Suez Crisis . In January 1962 the Sumner was involved in the sea blockade around Cuba.

On February 7, 1967, the Allen M. Sumner was commanded to Vietnam . It acted as protection for the Long Beach , a guided missile cruiser. Later she took part in coastal bombing. She was involved in the celebrations for the 20th anniversary of NATO .

Awards

The Allen M. Sumner received two Service Stars for their service in World War II  - one for the Korean War, and two for the Vietnam War.

Web links

• navsource.org: USS Allen M. Sumner
• hazegray.org: USS Allen M. Sumner
• A Brief History of US Navy Destroyers
• dd-692.com: USS Allen M. Sumner