USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692)

History of USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692)

Allen M. Sumner (DD-692) was built on July 7, 1943 in Carney, NJ by the Commonwealth Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company . on the keel. ; launched December 15, 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Alan Sumner, widow of Captain Sumner; and commissioned at the New York Navy Yard on January 26, 1944.

Norman J. Sampson, Commander.

The destroyer had been outfitted at the New York Naval Shipyard until March 3, when she set off for sea trials off Bermuda. She returned to New York on April 8 and began working on adjusted availability.

USS Ellen Sumner (DD-692) remained in Hawaii until October 23, when she departed Pearl Harbor escorted by North Carolina (BB-55) to perform a fast-track in the Western Pacific Carrier missions to gain power. The destroyer sailed past Eniwetok and entered Ulithi Lagoon on 5 November.

Allen M. Sumner remained at Ulithi until 19 November before leaving the atoll to join Maritime Task Force (TG) 38.4.

On February 23, 1947, USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692) embarked on a Far East cruise including visits to Australia, the Marianas, the Philippines, China and Japan before returning to the West Coast for a major overhaul and subsequent local operate. Between the spring of 1949 and the spring of 1953, the destroyer conducted normal peacetime operations at Norfolk.

Over the next eight years, USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692) conducted seven outings in European waters, rotating the East Coast and West Indies. Allen M. Sumner completed her refit on January 2, 1962, and resumed her schedule of alternating east coast and Mediterranean voyages.

She served with the 6th Fleet from March to September 1962.

Throughout 1968, she sailed in the waters of the West Indies, often supporting the besieged naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. For the first four months of 1969, she had similar duties. On October 16, 1974, she was handed over to Union Minerals & Alloy Corp. for scrap. Sell.

Specification

Basics

Year of Service

1944

Origins

United States

Status

stop service

Destroyed, scrapped.

supplement

336

staff

Class information

Class

Allen M. Sumner class

Class Size

58

ships

Class

USS Allen M Sumner (DD-692); USS Moore (DD-693); USS Ingraham (DD-694); USS Cooper (DD-695); USS English ( DD-696); USS Charles S. Sperry (DD-697); USS Alt (DD-698); USS Waldron (DD-699); USS Haynesworth (DD-700); USS John W, Chow (DD-701); USS Hank (DD-702); USS Wallace L. Lind (DD-703); USS Bory (DD-704); USS Condon (DD-705); USS Gaynard (DD-706); USS Soley (DD-707); USS Harian R Dickson (DD-708); USS Hugh Purvis (DD-709); Patton USS Walker (DD-723); USS Rafe (DD-724); USS O'Brien (DD-725); USS Meredith (DD-726); DeHaven, USA USS Mansfield (DD-728); USS Lyman K Swenson (DD-729) USS Colette (DD-730); USS Maddox (DD-731); Heyman USS Mannert L Abele (DD-733); USS Purdy (DD-734); USS Drexler (DD-741); USS Blue (DD-744); USS Brush (DD-745); USS Tausig (DD-746); USS Samuel N. Moore (DD-747); USS Harry E. Hubbard (DD-748); Alfred USS Cunningham (DD-752); USS John R. Pierce (DD-753); USS Frank Evans (DD-754); USS John Bole (DD-755); USS Beatty (DD -756); Putnam (DD-757); Strong (DD-758); Loveberg (DD-759); John W. Thomason (DD-760); USS Barker ( DD-761); USS Henry (DD-762); USS Lowry (DD-770); USS Hugh W. Hadley (DD-774); USS Willard Keith (DD-775) ; USS James C Owens (DD-776); USS Xeras (DD-777); USS Macy (DD-778); USS Douglas H. Fox (DD-799); USS Storm (DD-799) 780); Robert USS K Huntington (DD-781); USS Bristol (DD-857)

Operators

United States

Characters

Sea Bombing

Maritime bombardment/attack of surface targets/areas primarily through ship-based ballistic weapons.

Land Assault

Littoral attacks against surface targets primarily through ship-based missiles/missile weapons.

Sea Patrol

Active patrolling of critical waterways and sea areas; also serves as a local deterrent against air and maritime threats.

Airspace Denial/Deterrence

Neutralization or deterrence of flying elements by airborne missile weapon ballistics.

Fleet Support

Provide support (fire or materiel) to major surface fleets in blue water environments.

Dimensions and Weight

Length

376.5 feet

114.76 m

Ray

40. 0 feet

12.19m

Draft

15.7 feet

4.79m

Shift

2,200 t

Power and Performance

Installed Power:

4 x Babcok & Wilcox boiler units power 2 x GE gear steam turbines rated at 60,000 hp and drive 2 x shafts aft.

Surface Velocity

34.0 nodes

(39.1 km/h)

Area

6,517nm

(7,500 miles | 12,070 km)

Weapon

6 x 5" (130 mm) /38 caliber main gun. 12 x 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun (AA). 11 x 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft gun. 10 x 21" (533 mm) Torpedo tube. 6 depth charge projectors. 2 deep loading racks.

Aircraft

None.